Deepfake case study · Video
Employee at a tech firm deepfake (Jun 2025)
North Korean BlueNoroff group deepfaked company executives in a Zoom call to trick an employee into installing macOS malware. The attackers contacted the target on Telegram, posed as professionals, and used a fake…
- Incident date
- Jun 2025
- Target
- Employee at a tech firm
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
North Korean BlueNoroff group deepfaked company executives in a Zoom call to trick an employee into installing macOS malware. The attackers contacted the target on Telegram, posed as professionals, and used a fake Zoom domain. The deepfake videos featured recognizable senior leadership to add credibility. The victim was tricked into downloading a malicious Zoom extension that installed malware, leading to cryptocurrency theft.