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North Korean IT workers offering remote services to companies worldwide

Date (as written)
1 October 2024
Year
2024
Actors (as written)
North Korean intelligence services; IT workers
Actor pages
North Korean intelligence servicesIT workers
Tags (as written)
IT workers; data theft

Source entries (2)

Germany BfV Private Sector Security Advisory 02/2024 "North Korean IT Workers" (1 October 2024)

North Korean IT workers offering remote services to companies worldwide · 1 October 2024
In this context, undercover IT specialists (IT workers) are offering their services to companies around the globe via remote work. The proceeds benefit the North Korean regime. The IT workers also aid in the theft of intellectual property and internal data.
https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/SharedDocs/publikationen/EN/economic-and-scientific-protection/2024-10-01-security-advisory.html

Hackmageddon cyber attacks timelines (Paolo Passeri)

Multiple organizations in Germany · 01/10/2024
The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns that German companies have fallen for the scam, in which North Korean IT workers use fake identities and VPNs to conceal their true nature to obtain foreign currency. [Date Occurred: -; Date Discovered: -]
https://www.hackmageddon.com/2025/01/07/1-15-october-2024-cyber-attacks-timeline/
https://www.databreachtoday.com/warnings-mount-over-fake-north-korean-workers-a-26430

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