The chief executive of the non-fungible token platform Emblem Vault has warned X users to be careful with the video meeting app Zoom after a bad threat actor known as the “elusive comet” recently stole over $ 100,000 of his personal properties.
On April 11, Emblem Vault CEO, Podcaster and NFT collector Jake Gallen in X said he was fighting a “complete computer compromise” that ended with the loss of Bitcoin (Btc) and ether (Eth) properties from different wallets. “Unfortunately, this led to $ 100k+ in purchased digital assets lost,” he said.
Days later, Gallen said he was working with the cybersecurity firm Security Alliance (SEAL) to monitor a ongoing campaign against crypto users through a threat actor identified as “elusive comet.”
Gallen said the scam was facilitated by the video conference platform Zoom, which resulted in his crypto wallet drained.
“We were able to get a malware file that was installed on my computer while a Mag -zoom Call using a YouTube personality over 90k subs, ” Says Gallen on April 14th.
The malicious actor “uses sophisticated social engineering tactics with the aim of influencing victims of malware installation and eventually stealing their crypto,” SEAL reported in late March.
Source: Jake Gallen
Gallen said he organized an interview after contacting “Tactical Investing,” a proven X account that says the founder and CEO of Fraction Mining. However, during the interview, Tactical Investing left their screen malware Called “Goopdate,” who stole credentials and access his crypto wallets.
The cointelegraph reached the X account for the comment.
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“For this scam to happen, it said the zoom video call guest gives the remote access to the call host, which is a requested default feature for each zoom account,” Gallen said.
NFT Collector Leonidas confirmed Default settings and advised those in the crypto industry to prevent distant access.
“If you don’t do it, anyone on a zoom call with your employees can occupy their entire computer by default,” he said.
Source: Leonidas
Seal Security Researcher Samczsun told Cointelegraph to Magzoom, by default, gives to responding to participants who requested access to remote control. “At this point at the time we believe the victim still needs to be social engineered in providing access,” they said.
The cointelegraph reached out for the comments but did not receive an immediate response.
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Gallen also said that hackers are accessing his Ledger wallet even though he has only a few times in the three years and the password has not been written anywhere.
They also hacked his X account in an attempt to attract other victims by private messages.
The seal reports that the elusive comet is known to operate the Aureon Capital, which is said to be a legitimate firm of venture capital. The actor’s threat is responsible for “millions of dollars to stolen funds” and poses a major risk to users because of their “careful engineer backstory,” the company is mentioned.
Samczsun counseled users who have been in contact with the Aureon Capital in Contact The emergency hotline of the selegram segram.
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