Crypto users in Linkedin · 22/11/2024
Researchers at Microsoft reveal that the North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a six-month period. [Date Occurred: Since at least 2020; Date Discovered: -]
Sapphire Sleet cryptocurrency theft (fake venture capitalist / recruiter schemes) · 2024-11-22T11:00:00+00:00 (published_time)
The North Korean threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Sapphire Sleet has been conducting cryptocurrency theft as well as computer network exploitation activities since at least 2020. Microsoft’s analysis of Sapphire Sleet activity indicates that over 10 million US dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency was stolen by the threat actor from multiple companies over a six-month period. ... the primary scheme used by Sapphire Sleet over the past year and a half is to masquerade as a venture capitalist