Fake Crypto Exec Used Booby-Trapped Google Doc to Target Security Researcher After DEF CON

A threat actor impersonating a senior executive at a well-known cryptocurrency media outlet attempted to infect a Huntress researcher with malware in the days following this year’s Black Hat and DEF CON conferences, according to new research from the security vendor. The campaign began on X (formerly Twitter), where an account impersonating the executive sent a direct message to the researcher on 9 August, using a fabricated story about planning an upcoming online conference to strike up a conve