Cybersecurity researchers set up a fake crypto startup, Ballena Azul, to infiltrate and study the infrastructure, methods, and AI tool usage of suspected North Korean IT workers.
South Korea, the US, Japan, and 8 other countries issue a joint alert warning about North Korean IT workers generating revenue for Pyongyang's WMD programs, urging enhanced countermeasures and compliance with UN resolutions.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds addressed fears of state IT workers losing jobs due to a transition to Amazon Web Services and Cognizant. While 200 workers were notified of termination, Cognizant has guaranteed job offers to Iowans.
North Korean hackers, posing as remote IT workers and recruiters, accounted for nearly half of all documented hands-on-keyboard intrusions at US tech companies over the past year, according to a CrowdStrike report. The group 'Famous Chollima' uses AI and stolen identities to infiltrate firms, stealing information and cryptocurrency to fund Pyongyang's weapons programs.
The Justice Department said two men were sentenced for hosting laptops used by North Korean IT workers, bringing the total to eight sentences in five months.
The US Justice Department said it recently secured two sentences against men hosting laptops for North Korean workers, marking a total of eight sentences in five months.
