“The NFT Player EmbLEM Vault platform Jake Gallen has declared the loss of more than $ 100,000 in cryptocurrency because of Zoom’s malefactors. Working with @_seal_org we have were able to retrieve a malware file that was installed on my computer during a @zoom Call with a YouTube Personality of Over 90k Subs. Below i Will Share Details About That Person, […]”, – WRITE: Businessua.com.ua
The NFT Player EmbLEM Vault platform Jake Gallen has declared the loss of more than $ 100,000 in cryptocurrency because of Zoom’s malefactors.
Working with @_seal_org we Were ABLE TO RETRIEVE A MALWARE FILE THAT WAS Installed On My Computer During a @zoom Call with a YouTube Personality of Over 90k Subs.
Below i Will Share Details About That Person, My Experience, And This Malicious Software Known As Goopdate ↑ https://t.co/xxoeswluxa
– Jake (@jakegallen_) April 14, 2025
According to him, the incident happened during a video call with a participant in a crypto -community, who introduced himself to the owner of the mining platform.
Gallen reported that the fraudsters had installed a harmful goopdate software on his computer. Several cryptocurrency wallets are compromised, which led to the loss of bitcoins and Ethereum.
To analyze the attack, Gallen has cooperated with The Security Alliance (Seal). The company experts have found that the responsibility of the Elusive Complete group, which uses social engineering to establish harmful software and theft of cryptocurrencies.
According to Gallen, he got on a ZOOM meeting with a cryptomentusiast of 26,000 subscribers in X. During a video call, the attacker used remote access function to install the program.
SEAL experts have protested ZOOM and confirmed that the platform allows guests to request remote access to the computer.
The Nick Samczsun researcher said Cointelegraph that to a successful attack by the attacker, it is necessary to persuade the victim manually to give such access.
Later, hackers broke Galalen’s account in X and tried to use it to lure new victims in personal messages. They also received access to the Ledger hardware wallet, despite the fact that Gallen has used it several times in three years.
SEAL experts associate the Elusion Compet group with Aureon Capital, which is responsible for “millions of dollars of stolen funds” and is a significant risk to users through their “carefully thoughtful prehistory”.
Recall that in March, North Korean hackers attacked crypto -entrepreneurs through Zoom. According to Nick Bucks of Security Alliance, the method allowed the fraudsters to steal tens of millions of dollars.
Since the beginning of 2024, the crypto industry has lost $ 3.83 billion from breaking
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