On Tuesday, a group of hackers reached out to my friend and co-founder @bax via DM, pretending to be a journalist.

They were attempting to hack him on a Zoom call using a clever method that has already been used to steal millions of dollars. 

Learn details of the attack and how to protect yourself🧵

First he looked into Benson Toti and learned the real Benson is in Nigeria, so he quickly realized this was a scam -- likely the campaign dubbed "ELUSIVE COMET" by SEAL.

He enlisted the help of G9Agent who pretended to be him in order to bait them.

The way the hack starts is they engage the victim in a a detailed conversation. They do their homework and come prepared, asking engaging questions.

If you recognize their voices, please let us know.

(Pro-tip: journalist using a cat smoking a cigarette as his avatar🚩🚩🚩)

Coincidentally, he did an interview for a podcast about ELUSIVE COMET which was published earlier that day. 

I'm guessing during the call they glanced at my feed and noticed his posts about THEM. 

2 min into the call they ended it and blocked him on X
https://x.com/ClickHereShow/status/1932436172216606785

First he looked into Benson Toti and learned the real Benson is in Nigeria, so he quickly realized this was a scam -- likely the campaign dubbed "ELUSIVE COMET" by SEAL.

He enlisted the help of G9Agent who pretended to be him in order to bait them.

https://www.securityalliance.org/news/2025-03-elusive-comet