North Korean hackers used AI-enabled social engineering in Zerion attack
It is the second long-term social-engineering attack this month, after the $280 million exploit of the Drift Protocol.
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It is the second long-term social-engineering attack this month, after the $280 million exploit of the Drift Protocol.
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