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North Korea’s IT Operatives Are Exploiting Remote Work Globally

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North Korea’s IT Operatives Are Exploiting Remote Work Globally 2025-04-02 at 16:32 By Kevin Townsend The global rise of North Korean IT worker infiltration poses a serious cybersecurity risk—using fake identities, remote access, and extortion to compromise organizations. The post North Korea’s IT Operatives Are Exploiting Remote Work Globally appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Lazarus Uses ClickFix Tactics in Fake Cryptocurrency Job Attacks

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Lazarus Uses ClickFix Tactics in Fake Cryptocurrency Job Attacks 2025-04-02 at 13:50 By Ionut Arghire North Korea’s Lazarus hackers are using the ClickFix technique for malware deployment in fresh attacks targeting the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The post Lazarus Uses ClickFix Tactics in Fake Cryptocurrency Job Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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North Korean IT workers set their sights on European organizations

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North Korean IT workers set their sights on European organizations 2025-04-02 at 13:05 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean IT workers are expanding their efforts beyond the US, and are seeking to fraudulently gain employment with organizations around the world, but most especially in Europe. According to Google’s threat researchers, they are also increasingly attempting to

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North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play

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North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play 2025-03-13 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs The North Korea-linked APT37 has been observed targeting Android users with spyware distributed via Google Play. The post North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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How Social Engineering Sparked a Billion-Dollar Supply Chain Cryptocurrency Heist

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How Social Engineering Sparked a Billion-Dollar Supply Chain Cryptocurrency Heist 2025-03-07 at 01:09 By Ryan Naraine The $1.4 billion ByBit cryptocurrency heist combined social engineering, stolen AWS session tokens, MFA bypasses and a rigged JavaScript file. The post How Social Engineering Sparked a Billion-Dollar Supply Chain Cryptocurrency Heist appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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North Korean Fake IT Workers Pose as Blockchain Developers on GitHub

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North Korean Fake IT Workers Pose as Blockchain Developers on GitHub 2025-03-05 at 15:03 By Ionut Arghire North Korean fake IT workers are creating personas on GitHub to land blockchain developer jobs at US and Japanese firms. The post North Korean Fake IT Workers Pose as Blockchain Developers on GitHub appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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FBI Says North Korea Hacked Bybit as Details of $1.5B Heist Emerge

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FBI Says North Korea Hacked Bybit as Details of $1.5B Heist Emerge 2025-02-27 at 13:05 By Eduard Kovacs The FBI has attributed the Bybit hack to a North Korean group named TraderTraitor as more technical details of the attack have come to light. The post FBI Says North Korea Hacked Bybit as Details of $1.5B

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Leader of North Korean Hackers Sanctioned by EU

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Leader of North Korean Hackers Sanctioned by EU 2025-02-25 at 15:49 By Eduard Kovacs The EU has announced new sanctions against entities aiding Russia’s war against Ukraine, including an individual who leads North Korean hackers. The post Leader of North Korean Hackers Sanctioned by EU appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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$1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers

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$1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers 2025-02-24 at 12:05 By Eduard Kovacs Companies and experts have found evidence linking the $1.5 billion Bybit cryptocurrency heist to North Korean Lazarus hackers. The post $1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Freelance Software Developers in North Korean Malware Crosshairs

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Freelance Software Developers in North Korean Malware Crosshairs 2025-02-21 at 18:01 By Ionut Arghire ESET says hundreds of freelance software developers have fallen victim to North Korean hackers posing as recruiters. The post Freelance Software Developers in North Korean Malware Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Hackers pose as employers to steal crypto, login credentials

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Hackers pose as employers to steal crypto, login credentials 2025-02-20 at 12:03 By Help Net Security Since early 2024, ESET researchers have been tracking DeceptiveDevelopment, a series of malicious campaigns linked to North Korea-aligned operators. Disguising themselves as software development recruiters, these threat actors lure victims with fake job offers and deliver software projects embedded

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North Korean hackers spotted using ClickFix tactic to deliver malware

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North Korean hackers spotted using ClickFix tactic to deliver malware 2025-02-13 at 18:34 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean state-sponsored group Kimsuky (aka Emerald Sleet, aka VELVET CHOLLIMA) is attempting to deliver malware to South Korean targets by leveraging the so-called “ClickFix” tactic. A relatively new tactic The ClickFix social engineering tactic has been dubbed thus

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Can AI Early Warning Systems Reboot the Threat Intel Industry?

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Can AI Early Warning Systems Reboot the Threat Intel Industry? 2025-02-10 at 13:02 By Ryan Naraine News analysis: The big AI platforms are emerging as frontline early warning systems, detecting nation-state hackers at the outset of their campaigns. Can this help save the threat intel industry? The post Can AI Early Warning Systems Reboot the

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How Lazarus Group built a cyber espionage empire

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How Lazarus Group built a cyber espionage empire 2025-01-29 at 11:04 By Help Net Security Since September 2024, SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team has been investigating Lazarus Group’s activity, uncovering key details about their infrastructure. Despite variations in payload delivery and obfuscation techniques, the campaign relied on a consistent C2 framework. Hidden control panel Through deep analysis,

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US Charges Five People Over North Korean IT Worker Scheme

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US Charges Five People Over North Korean IT Worker Scheme 2025-01-24 at 18:01 By Ionut Arghire The US has announced charges against five individuals involved in a fake IT workers scheme to funnel funds to North Korea. The post US Charges Five People Over North Korean IT Worker Scheme appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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North Korean Fake IT Workers More Aggressively Extorting Enterprises

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North Korean Fake IT Workers More Aggressively Extorting Enterprises 2025-01-24 at 18:01 By Ionut Arghire North Korean fake IT workers are more aggressively extorting their employers in response to law enforcement actions. The post North Korean Fake IT Workers More Aggressively Extorting Enterprises appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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North Korean IT workers are extorting employers, FBI warns

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North Korean IT workers are extorting employers, FBI warns 2025-01-24 at 16:48 By Zeljka Zorz The FBI is on a mission to raise awareness about the threat that North Korean IT workers present to organizations in the US and around the world. While corporate espionage comes to mind first, the threat goes beyond that: “In

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Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024

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Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024 2024-12-19 at 17:18 By Zeljka Zorz $2.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various platforms in 2024, Chainalysis’ 2025 Crypto Crime Report has revealed. Of that sum, $1.34 billion was stolen by North Korea-affiliated hackers, across 47 hacking incidents (out of 303). Most targeted organizations

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Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed

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Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed 2024-11-21 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz An analysis of the websites belonging to companies that served as a front for getting North Korean IT workers remote jobs with businesses worldwide has revealed an active network of such companies originating in China. Unearthing North Korean IT front

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North Korean hackers employ new tactics to compromise crypto-related businesses

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North Korean hackers employ new tactics to compromise crypto-related businesses 2024-11-07 at 13:49 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean hackers are targeting crypto-related businesses with phishing emails and novel macOS-specific malware. The crypto-related phishing campaign Since July 2024, phishing emails seemingly containing helpful information on risks related to the rise of the price of Bitcoin have

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