North Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but are also stepping up by demanding ransoms in order to not leak it, marking a new twist to their financially motivated attacks.
“In some instances, fraudulent workers demanded ransom payments from their former employers after gaining
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A nascent threat actor known as Crypt Ghouls has been linked to a set of cyber attacks targeting Russian businesses and government agencies with ransomware with the twin goals of disrupting business operations and financial gain.
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Adoption of the email authentication and policy specification remains low, and only about a tenth of DMARC-enabled domains enforce policies. Everyone is waiting for major email providers to get strict.
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North Korean IT Workers in Western Firms Now Demanding Ransom for Stolen Data
/in General NewsNorth Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but are also stepping up by demanding ransoms in order to not leak it, marking a new twist to their financially motivated attacks.
“In some instances, fraudulent workers demanded ransom payments from their former employers after gaining
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