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An X user called “maxlin.eth” encountered a job-hunting scam where the attackers jumped into a Zoom call and tricked a potential victim into downloading a malicious app.

A fake video conferencing software is reportedly being used to perform address-poisoning attacks to steal crypto assets from community members. 

SlowMist founder Yu Xian shared a report from a community member and urged the community to be vigilant and not use unfamiliar software for video conferencing. According to Xian, fake software is being used to attempt to steal people’s digital assets.

An X user with the account name maxlin.eth reported encountering a job-hunting scam. According to the community member, a scammer pretending to be from the human resources department of infrastructure development firm xLabs approached them using Telegram.

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