North Korean group infiltrated 100-plus companies with imposter IT pros: CrowdStrike report

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• TootSweet@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah, if I had just fucked over the world to the tune of $1 billion, I’d probably be deflecting attion to threats other than me too.

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• TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Serious question: how does North Korea train “imposter IT pros”? Are these people working for the government who get access to the www? How do they then develop the skills to be selected as such in the first place? What kind of programming experience us taught in NK?

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  • etchinghillside@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Don’t have an answer to your question – But if you haven’t come across this yet it’s worth a read – blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worke…

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    • macgyver@federation.red ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think there’s a darknet diaries episode about this

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  • Hasherm0n@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They actually have a fairly comprehensive training program setup through their “University.” They also mix in foreign contractors, usually from China.

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• pezhore@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How long before companies start using this as an excuse for return to office?

  Sure, you’ve been working here since before the pandemic, but maybe now you’re a North Korean spy! The only way to be sure is for you to come into the office and average 4 days a week.

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• peregrinetech@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We believe you CrowStrike, but what about Microsof?

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• PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So how exactly do they stop the infiltrators from defecting once they’re inside the company in another country that is visibly less awful than NK?

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  • cymor@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Family held hostage

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  • einkorn@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    North Koreans, posing as American workers, had been hired for multiple remote IT worker jobs

    They never leave the country.

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• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  On the flipside how many people are trying to infiltrate NK? I’m not saying that the state of NK (or any state) is good. But it’s empire that created and maintains NK.

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