From Cointelegraph

April 18, 2025 01:25 AM:

Manta Network co-founder Kenny Li was targeted in a sophisticated Zoom phishing attack using live recordings of people to download malware. Li recognized red flags and left the meeting when prompted to download a script file. After trying to verify the impersonator, they deleted messages and blocked him. Li suspects Lazarus Group’s involvement. Li warned against downloading anything suspicious. Source: Kenny Li

Li believes Lazarus Group orchestrated the attack and managed to screenshot the conversation before it was deleted. Li noted that the live shots used in the video call seemed to be taken from real team members’ past recordings, not AI-generated. The real persons’ accounts were compromised. Li urged caution against downloading anything unexpected. Source: Kenny Li

Li confirmed that the real person’s accounts were compromised by Lazarus Group. He advised the crypto community to be cautious about downloading anything suspicious, as it could easily fool a crypto executive overwhelmed with messages and sudden meeting requests. Li emphasized the importance of not downloading anything out of the blue. Source: Kenny Li

Other members of the crypto community were also targeted by hackers using the same strategy. A member of ContributionDAO was asked to download Zoom via a link for “business purposes” even though they already had Zoom. They refused to switch to Google Meet as requested. Crypto researcher “Meekdonald” shared a similar story. Source: Various sources

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