07/09/2026
Be careful who you talk to at conferences: Security researchers claim they were targeted by cyber criminals after DEF CON event
Visitors to Black Hat/DEF CON earlier this month were targeted after the event by cyber criminals posing as a well-known crypto media executive.
The X account sent a direct message to one Huntress security researcher claiming to be CoinDesk's VP and head of marketing, asking for help with an upcoming conference.
While the researcher cottoned on to the scam immediately, they carried on engaging with the scammer to check out the tactics they were using. This involved a Google Doc featuring a custom Google Apps Script sidebar designed to guide them through the ex*****on of malware.
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Scammers contacted conference attendees with a booby-trapped Google Doc designed to look like a routine post-event contact