Bespoke Cybertheft: How Threat Actors Are Targeting U.S. Crypto Firms and Executives

September 3, 2025

In June 2025, researchers at GK8 identified an emerging cybercrime threat on a highly restricted underground forum, where a well-established, highly active threat actor was observed recruiting experienced voice-based social engineering operatives to conduct targeted attacks against senior executives at leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency firms.