Fake IT Workers: How HYPR Stopped a Fraudulent Hire
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HYPR Unmasks a Fake IT Worker: North Korea Isn’t the Only Threat
Highlights:
- Fraudulent job applicants posing as IT workers from countries like North Korea have infiltrated organizations, posing significant security risks.
- HYPR encountered a potential fraud attempt during its onboarding process and successfully thwarted it using its Identity Assurance platform.
- HYPR’s use of multi-layered identity verification, including biometrics and video verification, helped prevent the fraudulent hire from gaining access to their systems.
- This issue is not limited to North Korea plots; fake workers and interview fraud are widespread and growing
Anton Gurov, CISO
4 Min. Read | October 24, 2024
Since 2022, the FBI and other agencies have been sounding the alarm about North Koreans posing as US or other non-North Korean based IT workers and infiltrating companies. In July, security firm KnowBe4 publicly revealed …
HYPR Unmasks a Fake IT Worker: North Korea Isn’t the Only Threat
Highlights:
- Fraudulent job applicants posing as IT workers from countries like North Korea have infiltrated organizations, posing significant security risks.
- HYPR encountered a potential fraud attempt during its onboarding process and successfully thwarted it using its Identity Assurance platform.
- HYPR’s use of multi-layered identity verification, including biometrics and video verification, helped prevent the fraudulent hire from gaining access to their systems.
- This issue is not limited to North Korea plots; fake workers and interview fraud are widespread and growing
Anton Gurov, CISO
4 Min. Read | October 24, 2024
Since 2022, the FBI and other agencies have been sounding the alarm about North Koreans posing as US or other non-North Korean based IT workers and infiltrating companies. In July, security firm KnowBe4 publicly revealed …