In a stunning display of why you should never trust a smooth-talking deepfake, the elusive BlueNoroff group has outwitted yet another unsuspecting cryptocurrency employee. This time, they’ve upped their game with a dazzling show of digital impersonation that makes even over-the-top sci-fi movies seem mundane.

Apparently, our poor victim got caught in a synthetic Zoom call where executives they probably avoided in real life suddenly seemed more engaging than ever. Who could resist such charisma, even if it’s just a series of 1s and 0s?

Their prize for this trust fall? A MacOS backdoor malware installation that’s the tech equivalent of finding a surprise clown at your birthday party — uninvited, disruptive, and very hard to get rid of. It’s just another day in the Web3 sector, where nothing says ‘decentralization’ like centralized control by cybercriminals.