Cyber Security Researchers Targeted With Crypto Conference Fake Invitation

While cyber threats become more sophisticated every day, attackers have now started to target security experts. In a recent event, a hacker crypto conference invites the number of safe researchers managed to get to salt.

The main features of the attack are:

• Saldurgan made ID by acting under the name of a famous crypto news website
• The target audience was professionals working in cyber security and blockchain field
• Google Docs platform was used as a means ** to distribute malware* *
• Posted fake documents with invitation and conference details
• Aimed to spread system infection with click or download on documents of victims

This type of social engineering attacks show that even security professionals can be hunted in their moments of distracting attention. Saldurganlar is making detailed research on the target audience and enhancing the chance of success by designing realistic invitations. The use of reliable platforms such as Google Docs for bad purpose is to weaken the defenders of victims.

This event alerts in the world of software and cybersecurity. Organizations need to provide regular training on social engineering tactics to their employees and establish multi-layer verification systems.