North Korea’s ‘state-run syndicate’ looks at cyber operations as a survival mechanism
A new report from DTEX Systems is the deepest look at how North Korea’s remote IT workforce schemes are the tip of the iceberg when it comes…
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North Korean operatives have infiltrated hundreds of Fortune 500 companies
Security leaders at Mandiant and Google Cloud say nearly every major company has hired or received applications from North Korean nationals working on behalf of the country’s…
Cybersecurity vendors are themselves under attack by hackers, SentinelOne says
“It’s practically taboo” for cyber firms to talk about being targeted, but SentinelLabs said in a new report that it has observed multiple threats.
The North Korea worker problem is bigger than you think
The yearslong scheme goes much deeper than contract work, extending to roles beyond traditional IT and sometimes granting the insider threat “keys to the kingdom,” DTEX President…
DOJ indicts five in North Korean fake IT worker scheme
The department alleges that a North Carolina-based laptop farm enabled access for two North Korean nationals over the course of the scheme.
Treasury sanctions North Korea over remote IT worker schemes
The North Korean office responsible for the scheme, Department 53, was created to funnel money back into the country’s weapons programs.
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South Korea sanctions 15 North Koreans for IT worker scams, financial hacking schemes
The individuals are allegedly working for North Korea’s 313th General Bureau, under the DPRK’s Ministry of Munitions Industry.
Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to $88 million in illicit gains
It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.
Pyongyang on the payroll? Signs that your company has hired a North Korean IT worker
SecureWorks has released research that dives into the tell-tale behaviors behind remote employees that may be working on behalf of North Korea.