The Job Offer That Wasn’t: How We Stopped an Espionage Plot
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The Job Offer That Wasn’t: How We Stopped an Espionage Plot
In cybersecurity, transparency matters—because none of us are immune. Increasingly, we’re seeing threat actors hone in on specific organizations. When we detected the recent “Contagious Interview” campaign targeting one of our own, our team acted fast to stop it in its tracks. We’re sharing this story so others can see how easily these attacks unfold—and how quickly they need to be stopped to protect the community.
What if your next career move could be a trap? Imagine a job offer that seems perfect—right fit, right timing, and from a company you admire. But hidden behind that offer is a nation-state actor, ready to pull you into a cyber-espionage nightmare. That’s exactly what nearly happened to a SecurityScorecard developer in the “Contagious Interview” campaign.
SecurityScorecard is exposing a sophisticated phishing operation led by one of the world’s most dangerous threat groups: Famous Chollima. …
In cybersecurity, transparency matters—because none of us are immune. Increasingly, we’re seeing threat actors hone in on specific organizations. When we detected the recent “Contagious Interview” campaign targeting one of our own, our team acted fast to stop it in its tracks. We’re sharing this story so others can see how easily these attacks unfold—and how quickly they need to be stopped to protect the community.
What if your next career move could be a trap? Imagine a job offer that seems perfect—right fit, right timing, and from a company you admire. But hidden behind that offer is a nation-state actor, ready to pull you into a cyber-espionage nightmare. That’s exactly what nearly happened to a SecurityScorecard developer in the “Contagious Interview” campaign.
SecurityScorecard is exposing a sophisticated phishing operation led by one of the world’s most dangerous threat groups: Famous Chollima. …