Def Con Attendees Targeted by Persistent Phishing Campaign
Huntress reports a persistent and elaborate phishing campaign targeting attendees following the Def Con security conference.
A Huntress researcher documented being targeted by an elaborate and persistent phishing scam after attending Def Con. The campaign specifically went after conference attendees, suggesting deliberate targeting of the security community. Details of the social engineering approach and persistence were shared.
- Phishing campaign targeted Def Con attendees after the event
- Attackers used elaborate and persistent social engineering tactics
- Huntress researcher documented the targeting approach
- Vendors
- Huntress
- Victims
- Def Con attendees
- Organizations
- Def Con
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Huntress researcher explains how they were targeted by an elaborate and persistent phishing scam following Def Con
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