Mehdi Farooq, an investment partner of the Camptital Capital Company Crypto, Hypersphere, revealed Thursday that he had lost a large part of his life economies in a targeted phishing attack orchestrated by a false zoom call.
In an article on X, Farooq explained that the attack began with a message on Telegram by Alex Lin, someone he knew. “He wanted to catch up,” said Farooq.
The two had already interacted, publishing awareness of awareness. Farooq then shared its calendar link with Lin, which planned a meeting for the next day.
A few minutes before the planned call, Lin asked to go to Zoom Business “for reasons of conformity”, adding that one of his LP, Kent, another familiar name, would join. Since Farooq had managed the Treasury agreements, the request did not raise suspicion.
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The zoom update is invited to a complete wallet drain
Farooq said that he had joined the zoom call planned to find that there was no audio, although the two participants appeared on the screen. In the cat, they asked him to update Zoom to solve the problem. Shortly after performing the update, his system was compromised.
“Six wallets have exhausted (my lack of not keeping things more buttoned). My laptop has compromised completely,” he wrote.
Farooq added that while the attack was underway, the imitator continued to chat with Telegram as if nothing had happened. “He even joked:” Let us take ourselves to SG. “” The pirates finally drained “years of savings … in a few minutes”.
He later discovered that Alex Lin’s real story had been diverted. According to Farooq, the attack was linked to a threat actor affiliated to North Korea known as “Dangrouspassword”.
Earlier this year, Farooq joined Hypersphere as an investment partner, focusing on the possibilities of liquid and business. Previously, he spent almost three years at Animoca Brands.
Cointelegraph stretched out in Farooq to comment but had not received an answer by publication.
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Phishing attacks target crypto-pros
The violation occurs in the midst of an increasing sophistication of phishing attacks targeting professionals in cryptography.
Last month, Bitgo CEO, Mike Belshe, revealed that the crooks usurping the identity of the material portfolio manufacturer send letters of false letters to crypto users, urging them to “validate” their portfolios or risk losing access to the funds. The letters, sent via USPS, contained QR codes probably leading to phishing sites.
In April, $ 330 million in Bitcoin (BTC) were stolen from an elderly individual thanks to a phishing attack, confirmed the detective of Onchain Zackxbt.
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