Elusive Comet is a financially motivated cybercrime group that emerged in early 2025. It is assessed with high confidence to be linked to North Korea, though direct attribution to specific state-sponsored groups like Lazarus remains unconfirmed. The group's primary motivation is cryptocurrency theft. Elusive Comet distinguishes itself by targeting cryptocurrency professionals and executives through elaborate social engineering campaigns, where they impersonate venture capital firms or media outlets. They establish credibility with fake professional websites, social media profiles, and podcast series to lure victims into Zoom calls, during which they exploit Zoom’s remote control feature to install malware for cryptocurrency theft, focusing on manipulating legitimate workflows rather than exploiting technical vulnerabilities.