How A Crypto Journalist Fell For A Sophisticated North Korean Phishing Attack: 'Giving Me Scam Vibes'
The scam used a fake former MARA Holdings executive account and a malicious update script to seize Telegram accounts and steal crypto, investigators said.
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How A Crypto Journalist Fell For A Sophisticated North Korean Phishing Attack: 'Giving Me Scam Vibes'
In a recent alarming incident, a journalist from Fortune has become the victim of a sophisticated phishing attack, believed to be orchestrated by North Korean hackers.
I knew about North Korean hackers—they still tricked me and got into my computer
In late March, I received a troubling message from Fortune’s IT administrator. “There is a process that’s exposing a vulnerability,” he wrote, telling me that someone may be prowling around my computer. “I need to kill it.” I panicked. A file I had downloaded at 11:04 a.m. had the capacity to monitor my keyboard strokes, record my computer screen, see my passwords, and access my apps, according to logs later reviewed by Fortune’s IT department. …
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