How a Deep-Fake Zoom Call Fleeced ThorChain Founder of $1.35 Million: Ledger CTO Warns!

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Ah, the perils of modern life! Charles Guillemet, the chief technology officer at Ledger wallet, has just delivered a most alarming tale from the wild world of cryptocurrency. It seems the founder of THORChain and Vultisig, a fellow who goes by the not-so-secret handle @jpthor, has found himself on the receiving end of a rather unpleasant surprise-a tidy little heist amounting to $1.35 million. How, you ask? Well, it was all thanks to a deep-fake Zoom call. Yes, you read that correctly-deep-fake, as if the real world weren’t wacky enough already.

The Ledger CTO took to the community to issue a warning after the ThorChain cofounder aired his unfortunate predicament. Apparently, the hackers, likely operating out of North Korea, saw fit to help themselves to a staggering sum of crypto from @jpthor’s old Metamask software wallet-one that, it turns out, he had “completely forgotten about.” Really? Who forgets about $1.35 million? Some of us forget where we left our keys, sure, but this? This is next-level forgetfulness. 😬

The Deep-Fake Zoom Call: A Masterpiece of Deception

Let’s break it down, shall we? According to @jpthor’s own recounting (which I imagine he delivered with a mix of disbelief and regret), it all started when his friend’s Telegram account was compromised. From there, it was a simple matter of sending @jpthor what seemed to be an innocent Zoom link. Spoiler alert: It wasn’t innocent. It was, in fact, a deep-fake masquerading as a legitimate conference call. You see, the scammers had really done their homework.

The cherry on top of this digital disaster was that the key to @jpthor’s wallet was conveniently stored in his iCloud Keychain system. What could possibly go wrong, you ask? Well, quite a lot, as it turns out. According to Mr. Guillemet, the malware didn’t even need a signature from our hapless hero. No, the hackers simply helped themselves to the keys, like burglars slipping into an open house. 🍪💰

$1.35M was stolen from a Thorchain cofounder. Yet another reminder: if your keys are stored in a software wallet, you’re only one malicious code execution away from losing everything.

In this case, the victim didn’t even sign a malicious transaction, the malware simply stole the…

– Charles Guillemet (@P3b7_) September 12, 2025

When all was said and done, the hackers made off with a sum that, by any standard, would make even the most seasoned swindlers chuckle. A cool $1.35 million in crypto, gone. Poof! 💸

Mr. Guillemet’s final words of wisdom? Storing that much crypto in a software wallet is, in his expert opinion, “insane.” And holding a fortune in such an online vault? Well, he’d say it’s not a question of “if” you’ll get cleaned out, but rather, “when.” So, dear reader, the next time you’re tempted to toss your keys into the cloud, remember this cautionary tale. You’ve been warned! 😏

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2025-09-12 14:28