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Hundreds of Fortune 500 companies have hired North Korean operatives.


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2025-05-01 18:02:40
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Cyberwire wrote: "WIRED has published a report on North Korea's efforts to obtain remote IT positions at foreign companies, noting that these fraudulent workers are now using AI tools to cheat on coding tests and technical interviews. The threat actors are also using deepfake technology to bypass ID checks. The primary goal of these workers is to earn a paycheck for Pyongyang, though they also occasionally use their access to conduct espionage or launch financially motivated attacks.




Cyberwire wrote: "WIRED has published a report on North Korea's efforts to obtain remote IT positions at foreign companies, noting that these fraudulent workers are now using AI tools to cheat on coding tests and technical interviews. The threat actors are also using deepfake technology to bypass ID checks. The primary goal of these workers is to earn a paycheck for Pyongyang, though they also occasionally use their access to conduct espionage or launch financially motivated attacks.




Source: KnowBe4
Source Link: https://blog.knowbe4.com/hundreds-of-fortune-500-companies-have-hired-north-korean-operatives


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