I got completely owned by the most sophisticated hack I've ever encountered
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I got completely owned by the most sophisticated hack I've ever encountered.
I'm a developer. I know what scams look like.
This didn't look like one.
🧵
It started with a recruiter reaching out about a frontend role.
Nothing unusual. I get these daily.
I usually ignore them — or play along to find where the exploit is hidden.
But this one had a real website. A real team page. Real headshots with names.
First call was with their HR.
Normal conversation. Talked about the role, the company vision, compensation.
Nothing felt off.
No AI voice glitches. No weird lag. Real human energy.
I agreed to move forward.
Second round was a technical interview with two engineers.
We talked tech stack, architecture decisions, interesting challenges.
Good conversation. The kind where you actually enjoy it.
One of them was listed on the company website.
Photo matched. Name matched.
At the end of the call they said:
"We'd like to move you to the next stage. It's a small coding challenge."
They …
I'm a developer. I know what scams look like.
This didn't look like one.
🧵
It started with a recruiter reaching out about a frontend role.
Nothing unusual. I get these daily.
I usually ignore them — or play along to find where the exploit is hidden.
But this one had a real website. A real team page. Real headshots with names.
First call was with their HR.
Normal conversation. Talked about the role, the company vision, compensation.
Nothing felt off.
No AI voice glitches. No weird lag. Real human energy.
I agreed to move forward.
Second round was a technical interview with two engineers.
We talked tech stack, architecture decisions, interesting challenges.
Good conversation. The kind where you actually enjoy it.
One of them was listed on the company website.
Photo matched. Name matched.
At the end of the call they said:
"We'd like to move you to the next stage. It's a small coding challenge."
They …