North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting Europe

North Korean IT Warriors Increasingly Target Europe, Google Says

North Korean IT workers are increasingly posing as remote freelancers from other countries to infiltrate companies in Europe, putting organizations at risk of espionage, data theft and disruption.

North Korean IT workers boost European schemes through network of ‘facilitators’

North Korea’s overseas IT workers are reportedly expanding their European operations to raise illicit funds for the regime’s goals with the support of “facilitators,” while simultaneously ramping up extortion campaigns against companies they have infiltrated. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said in a report released on Wednesday that DPRK IT worker operations have advanced rapidly […]

North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting Europe

: With help from UK operatives, because it’s getting tougher to run the scam in the USA

As US Cracks Down, North Koreans Target Europe With Remote Work Scams

Google’s security researchers spot suspected North Koreans looking for employment in Germany and Portugal while using login credentials for European job hiring sites.

North Korean IT worker army expands operations in Europe

​North Korea's IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe.

Imagine that you find the perfect teleworker: a developer with an impeccable resume, brilliant references and cutting edge skills in technologies such as blockchain or AI. You hire him. But, without knowing it, you just opened the door of your company to an undercover agent of the North Korean regime. It sounds like a spy movie, but it is a very real and growing threat, as the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) warns. And the worst thing is…