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North Korean IT operatives infiltrate 320+ companies (CrowdStrike report cited in "AI and Malware: Infiltrating Software Development Teams") · 2025-08-27T14:00:00.000Z
Over the past year, North Korean IT operatives, disguised as legitimate software developers, have successfully infiltrated over 320 companies, a 220% increase compared to the previous year. Their targets span the globe, from Fortune 500 corporations to smaller tech firms, and their toolkit now includes an unexpected weapon: artificial intelligence (AI) . ... The North Korean program, codenamed "Famous Chollima" by CrowdStrike , trains thousands of operatives in software engineering, English proficiency, and Western business norms.