The ultimate insider threat: North Korean IT workers
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The ultimate insider threat: North Korean IT workers
Jamie Collier
Lead Threat Intelligence Advisor (Europe), Google Threat Intelligence Group
Michael Barnhart
Principal Analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group
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SubscribeIt’s long been known that the North Korean regime has been involved in cybercrime and other cyber operations to advance their strategic goals. One of their more recent tactics has been to create fake workers — names, resumes, and even personalities — to get their IT workers hired remotely as employees at major companies, and in high-paying technical roles.
Posing as non-North Korean nationals, these fake workers have convinced employers across many industries offering remote-work jobs to hire them for roles ranging from web design to full stack senior developer.
“The dual motivations behind their activities — fulfilling state objectives and pursuing personal financial gains — make them particularly dangerous,” we wrote in …
Jamie Collier
Lead Threat Intelligence Advisor (Europe), Google Threat Intelligence Group
Michael Barnhart
Principal Analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group
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Get the latest on security from Cloud CISO Phil Venables.
SubscribeIt’s long been known that the North Korean regime has been involved in cybercrime and other cyber operations to advance their strategic goals. One of their more recent tactics has been to create fake workers — names, resumes, and even personalities — to get their IT workers hired remotely as employees at major companies, and in high-paying technical roles.
Posing as non-North Korean nationals, these fake workers have convinced employers across many industries offering remote-work jobs to hire them for roles ranging from web design to full stack senior developer.
“The dual motivations behind their activities — fulfilling state objectives and pursuing personal financial gains — make them particularly dangerous,” we wrote in …