A hacker posing as a crypto news outlet tried to trick cybersecurity pros at Black Hat and Def Con by sending fake Google Docs rigged with malware—complete with a deceptive sidebar and fake decryption key—to install infostealers, remote desktop tools, and Ledger wallet spoofers. One target, a Huntress researcher, played along, exposing the scheme. Despite slick social engineering, the hacker vanished when TechCrunch reached out—highlighting that even sophisticated attacks rarely pay off against experts who live to stop them.
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