Another crypto genius thought he was too smart for the game — until a Claude chat link bent him over. Numa Lunah, co-founder of Refi Hub, clicked a download link from inside Claude, copy-pasted it into his terminal like a good little automaton, and got instantly owned. No massive theft this time, but the trap was surgical: malware that hunts seed phrases and API keys, plus a poisoned config file that would reinfect the dumbass after a clean wipe.
▪️ Numa Lunah was installing a transcription app when Claude handed him a download link — looked legit, but was a copycat site packing malware like a piñata.
▪️ He pasted the command into the terminal; malware ran instantly and tried to rip every secret off his machine. Zero hesitation.
▪️ He wiped the laptop and rebuilt from scratch — only to find that restoring from backup brought back a poisoned SKILL.md for Claude Code.
▪️ The poisoned file had hidden instructions to silently re-download malware and steal credentials every time the AI loaded it. Groundhog Day, crypto edition.
▪️ Microsoft already warned about LLM answer poisoning — attackers game AI to serve malicious links, not just SEO anymore. But you didn't listen, did you?
▪️ Crypto workers hold secrets that can't be revoked: seed phrases, keystores, exchange API keys with withdrawal rights — all fair game for assholes who read the manual.
📊 Victim:
Refi Hub co-founder📊 Infection vector:
1 Claude link📊 Backdoor file:
SKILL.mdThis ain't just Numa's bad day — it's a fucking blueprint. Every crypto trader who uses AI for code, scripts, or 'let me ask Claude real quick' is now a target. Your hot wallet keys, API tokens, and session cookies are exactly what that malware hunts. The fix? Manual paranoia: read every line of code, check every URL, and assume your AI is a honeypot run by someone who wants your lunch money. If you blindly paste AI suggestions, your portfolio is one click from zero. Don't be Numa.
💬 «It looked legit. It wasn't, though.» — Numa Lunah
🔮 Your AI tool is not your friend. It's a delivery mechanism for the next exploit. Start verifying or start crying — your choice, champ.
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