Mandiant’s Michael Barnhart on the North Korean IT worker crisis
Michael Barnhart, DPRK Operations at Mandiant
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Cyber Command leader says budget powers are shaving time to complete tasks that once took years
One example, said Gen. Timothy Haugh, was moving $140 million swiftly for training improvements.
Nashville man arrested for aiding North Korean remote IT worker fraud
Matthew Knoot allegedly ran a laptop farm that funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars back to North Korea.
North Korean hacker used hospital ransomware attacks to fund espionage
U.S. prosecutors say Rim Jong Hyok used ransom payments from American health care providers to steal military secrets.
North Korean hacking group makes waves to gain Mandiant, FBI spotlight
The newly designated APT45 pursues military intelligence but has been expanding its targets, Mandiant says.
Cyber firm KnowBe4 hired a fake IT worker from North Korea
The security awareness training company said in a blog post that the software engineer used stolen U.S. credentials and an AI-enhanced photo.
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Arizona woman arrested and charged in North Korean IT worker scheme
Christina Chapman facilitated remote work and financial transfers for North Koreans tied to that nation’s weapons development programs, according to the U.S. government.
Biden executive order seeks to cut China off from Americans’ sensitive data
The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern.
State-backed hackers are experimenting with OpenAI models
Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are exploring the use of large language models in their operations.
North Korean government hackers target individuals of interest, infosec professionals
The hacking unit is tasked with gathering strategic intelligence.