North Korean IT Worker Fraud Linked to 2016 Crowdfunding Scam and Fake Domains
Researchers studying cybersecurity have discovered infrastructural connections between a 2016 crowdfunding scam and the North Korean threat actors responsible for the fake IT worker schemes.
According to a report sent to The Hacker News, the fresh information raises the possibility that threamoret groups based in Pyongyang may have carried out illegal money-making schemes before using IT professionals.
In order to provide income for the sanctioned country, North Korean actors secretly seek employment under false identities in order to infiltrate businesses in the West and other parts of the world as part of the IT worker fraud scam, which was discovered in late 2023. The names Famous Chollima, Nickel Tapestry, UNC5267, and Wagemole are also used to track it read more about North Kor...