Darktrace researchers have uncovered an active campaign targeting cryptocurrency users through an elaborate social engineering scheme. Threat actors are creating sophisticated fake AI, gaming, Web3, and social media startups, complete with professional websites, hijacked verified accounts, whitepapers, GitHub repos, and Medium blogs to trick targets to download software to drain crypto wallets.
Targets are contacted via X, Telegram, or Discord by fake “employees” offering crypto in exchange for testing software. They are then directed to professional-looking sites requiring a registration code to download the malware-laced apps. The campaign is currently active with dozens of fake companies identified, targeting both Windows and macOS users globally with malware variants.
You can read the research here: https://www.darktrace.com/blog/crypto-wallets-continue-to-be-drained-in-elaborate-social-media-scam
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Darktrace uncovers social media scam that’s draining crypto wallets
Darktrace researchers have uncovered an active campaign targeting cryptocurrency users through an elaborate social engineering scheme. Threat actors are creating sophisticated fake AI, gaming, Web3, and social media startups, complete with professional websites, hijacked verified accounts, whitepapers, GitHub repos, and Medium blogs to trick targets to download software to drain crypto wallets.
Targets are contacted via X, Telegram, or Discord by fake “employees” offering crypto in exchange for testing software. They are then directed to professional-looking sites requiring a registration code to download the malware-laced apps. The campaign is currently active with dozens of fake companies identified, targeting both Windows and macOS users globally with malware variants.
You can read the research here: https://www.darktrace.com/blog/crypto-wallets-continue-to-be-drained-in-elaborate-social-media-scam
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