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Def Con Attendees Targeted by Persistent Phishing Campaign

Def Con Attendees Targeted by Persistent Phishing Campaign
CyberSIXT Evidence Panel
Primary Source huntress.com

A recent phishing campaign is targeting attendees of cybersecurity conferences like Def Con and Black Hat. A Huntress blog post details an incident where a researcher received deceptive messages on social media, pretending to be from a CoinDesk executive. The attacker used Google Docs and Dropbox to deliver malware disguised as conference materials.

Huntress warns conference-goers to be vigilant for unexpected requests that may lead to malware installation and suggests isolating compromised systems and changing credentials if targeted.

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