Manta founder details attempted Zoom hack by Lazarus that used very real ‘legit faces’

Li confirmed that the real persons accounts had been compromised by the Lazarus Group.

Beware of being asked to download anything, says Li

Li advised other members of the crypto community to always be aware of anything theyre asked to download out of the blue.

“The biggest red flag will always be a downloadable. Whether it‘s in the form of an update, an attachment, app, or anything else, if you need to download something in order to continue something with the person on the other side, don’t do it.”

The Manta executive acknowledged that it could easily fool a crypto executive accustomed to being bombarded with messages and accepting sudden meeting requests.

“These are hacks that play to your emotional connection and potentially mental fatigue.”

Other members of the crypto community share similar stories

Li wasnt the only to be targeted by the hackers in recent days.

“They also asked me to download Zoom via their link, and said that it‘s only for their business. Even though I actually have Zoom on my computer, I couldn’t use it,” a member of ContributionDAO said.

“They claimed it had to be a business version that they had registered. When I requested to switch to Google Meet instead, they refused.”

Crypto researcher and X user “Meekdonald” said a friend of theirs fell victim to the exact same strategy that Li avoided.