Zoom/Telegram Deepfake Attack Vector Rises: Crypto Founders Targeted
Sandeep Nailwal, founder of Polygon, warned about a recent incident involving a hack of one of his contacts that utilized social engineering and deepfakes on Zoom to compromise other Telegram contacts. The attackers soug...
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