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Crypto Project Details Alleged 6-Month North Korean Intel Op Behind $285 Million Hack (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-07 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, cryptocurrency, hacking

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Watch this video of how a job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: north korea, kim jong un, remote jobs

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North Korea’s hijack of one of the web’s most used open source projects was likely weeks in the making (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Zack Whittaker | get Open Source Security Kit → | tags: north korea, axios, cyberattack

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Drift $280M crypto theft linked to 6-month in-person operation (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-06 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: drift protocol, solana, elliptic

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Solana Drift Protocol drained of $285M via fake token and governance hijack (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get Solana Token Security Kit → | tags: solana, drift protocol, raydium

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Drift loses $280 million as North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-02 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: drift protocol, solana, elliptic

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Drift loses $280 million North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-02 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: drift protocol, solana blockchain, elliptic

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North Korean hackers blamed for hijacking popular Axios open-source project to spread malware (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cybersecurity Software Suite → | tags: axios, npm, north korean hackers

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North Korean fake IT army of 100,000 nets Kim Jong-Un a cool $500 million a year — NK-aligned workers infiltrated in IT companies worldwide, feeding the nation's revenue generation (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-19 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Cybersecurity Training Kit → | tags: north korean, ibm x-force, blockchain technology

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North Korea deployed 100,000 fake IT workers to infiltrate Western companies, making $500M a year for Kim Jong Un (techspot.com)

2026-03-19 | get Cybersecurity Training Kit → | tags: north korea, it workers, flare research

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North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | by Dan Robinson | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: north korea, ibm x-force, fake it workers

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How One Company Finally Exposed North Korea's Massive Remote Workers Scam (slashdot.org)

2026-03-15 | by Posted | get North Korea Remote Work Guide → | tags: north korea, remote workers, nisos

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Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-20 | by Zack Whittaker | get Microsoft → | tags: didenko, korean, koreans

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Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-20 | by Zack Whittaker | get Microsoft → | tags: didenko, korean, koreans

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Ukrainian gets 5 years for helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-20 | get Smartphone → | tags: didenko, identities, korean

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FBI issues wanted notice for alleged North Korean remote IT workers accused of $900,000 crypto theft — $5 million reward up for grabs for information on DPRK-linked suspects (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Luke James | get Smartphone → | tags: korea, north, north korea

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Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2025-12-23 | get Amazon Echo → | tags: applications, job applications, korean

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Over 1,800 North Korean applicants flood Amazon — suspected illicit applicants blocked by the company since April 2024 (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-21 | by Jowi Morales | get E-commerce platform → | tags: amazon, applicants, korean

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North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-18 | by Mark Tyson | get Smartphone → | tags: amazon, dprk, north

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Five convicted for helping North Korean IT workers pose as Americans and secure jobs at U.S. firms — over 240 companies were victimized by the scam (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-15 | by Jowi Morales | get IT workers → | tags: korean, north, north korean

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Five People Plead Quilty To Helping North Koreans Infiltrate US Companies (slashdot.org)

2025-11-15 | get Smartphone → | tags: identities, korean, koreans

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New PC gaming cafe photographed in North Korea — rare pictures of 'Pyongyang PC bang' gaming above the 38th parallel (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-03 | by Mark Tyson | get gaming keyboard → | tags: bang, korea, korean