The individuals are allegedly working for North Korea’s 313th General Bureau, under the DPRK’s Ministry of Munitions Industry.| CyberScoop
Security leaders at Mandiant and Google Cloud say nearly every major company has hired or received applications from North Korean nationals working on behalf of the country’s regime.| CyberScoop
A new report reveals how North Korea has built a global cybercrime syndicate, blending statecraft and criminal tactics.| CyberScoop
“It’s practically taboo” for cyber firms to talk about being targeted, but SentinelLabs said in a new report that it has observed multiple threats.| CyberScoop
U.S. authorities on Monday unsealed indictments, seized financial accounts and made an arrest in the latest attempt to crack down on North Korean remote IT workers.| CyberScoop
It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.| CyberScoop
Matt Bracken is the managing editor of FedScoop and CyberScoop, overseeing coverage of federal government technology policy and cybersecurity. Before joining Scoop News Group in 2023, Matt was a senior editor at Morning Consult, leading data-driven coverage of tech, finance, health and energy. He previously worked in various editorial roles at The Baltimore Sun and the Arizona Daily Star. You can reach him at matt.bracken@scoopnewsgroup.com.| CyberScoop
Authorities said they froze and seized the allegedly illegally obtained funds when North Korean nationals attempted to launder money linked to the long-running conspiracy.| CyberScoop
The department alleges that a North Carolina-based laptop farm enabled access for two North Korean nationals over the course of the scheme.| CyberScoop
The yearslong scheme goes much deeper than contract work, extending to roles beyond traditional IT and sometimes granting the insider threat “keys to the kingdom,” DTEX President Mohan Koo said.| CyberScoop
Matt Kapko is a reporter at CyberScoop. His beat includes cybercrime, ransomware, software defects and vulnerability (mis)management. The lifelong Californian started his journalism career in 2001 with previous stops at Cybersecurity Dive, CIO, SDxCentral and RCR Wireless News. Matt has a degree in journalism and history from Humboldt State University.| CyberScoop
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