North Korea computer pirates are intensifying efforts to infiltrate cryptocurrency companies posing as IT workers, raising new security concerns for the industry, according to the co -founder of Binance Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and a team of ethical computer pirates.
CZ rang the alarm on Thursday in X on the growing threat of North Korea computer pirates who seek to infiltrate cryptographic companies through employment opportunities and even bribe the exchange staff for access to data.
“Put as work candidates to try to get work in your company. This gives them a” foot on the door “, specifically for employment -related job opportunities, security and finance, said CZ.
“They are raised as employers and try to interview/offer their employees. During the interview, they will be a problem with Zoom and will send to their employee a link to an” update “, which contains a virus that will acquire the device of your employee.”
Other North Korea agents give employees coding questions to send them a “malicious sample code later, possess as users to send malicious links to customer service, or even” bribe their employees, subcontracted suppliers for data access, “Zhao said.
“For all encryption platforms, train their employees so that they do not download files and detect their candidates carefully,” he added.
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The warning follows similar concerns of Coinbase, which reported a new wave of threats last month.
In response, the CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, introduced new internal security measures, including demanding that all workers receive training in person in the United States, while people with access to sensitive systems must maintain US citizenship and submit to fingerprints.
“We can collaborate with the application of the law […] But it seems that there are 500 new people who graduate each quarter, of some kind of school they have, and that is all their work, “Armstrong told Cheeky Pint Podcast, John Collins.
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Security Alliance discovers 60 North Korean hackers who go through IT workers
Zhao’s warning occurred when a group of ethical computer pirates called Security Alliance (SEAL) compiled the profiles of at least 60 North Korean agents who passed by IT workers with false names seeking to infiltrate cryptography exchanges in the United States and steal data from confidential users.
“North Korea developers are eager to work for their company, but it is important not to be scammed by impostors when hiring,” said Security Alliance in a publication on Wednesday X, sharing their new repository for North Korea imitators.
The repository contains key information about the imitators of North Korea, including alias, false names and email used, together with websites, cities of real and false citizens, addresses, locations and the number of companies that hired them.
Salarial details, Github profiles and all other public associations are also included for each imitator.
In June, four North Korea agents infiltrated multiple cryptographic companies as independent developers, stealing $ 900,000 cumulative of these new companies, illustrating the growing threat, Cointelegraph reported.
The White Hat Seal team formed to combat these feats, led by White Hat hacker e paradigm Samczsun researcher. Seal conducted more than 900 investigations related to piracy within a year after its launch, illustrating the growing need for ethical hackers, Cointelegraph reported in August 2024.
North Korea’s computer pirates such as the infamous Lázaro group are the main suspects behind some of the most devastating attractions of cryptocurrencies, including the $ 1.4 billion hack bybit, the largest in the industry until now.
Throughout 2024, North Korea computer pirates stole more than $ 1.34 billion in digital assets in 47 incidents, an increase of 102% of the $ 660 million stolen in 2023, according to the data of the chain.
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