May 29, 2024 at 09:07AM A new cybercrime group named “Moonstone Sleet,” associated with North Korea and tracked by Microsoft, deceives targets with fake job offers to distribute malware and ransomware for financial gain. The group deployed trojanized software via LinkedIn, Telegram, and freelancing platforms, and has been linked to the deployment of a new … Read more
May 17, 2024 at 12:58PM The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals, including a U.S. Citizen woman and a Ukrainian man, for their involvement in North Korea’s cyber schemes to infiltrate U.S. job markets and generate revenue for the country’s nuclear weapons program. The State Department announced a reward of up to $5 million for … Read more
May 17, 2024 at 12:06PM The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals, including a U.S. citizen woman and a Ukrainian man, for involvement in cyber schemes allegedly directed by the North Korean government to generate revenue for its nuclear program. The schemes involved fraud and money laundering, with two individuals arrested and charges carrying potential … Read more
May 16, 2024 at 03:24PM The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals, including a U.S. citizen and a Ukrainian man, for involvement in cyber schemes benefitting North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Two were arrested and face charges related to fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. The scheme compromised over 60 U.S. identities and generated at … Read more
October 19, 2023 at 11:30AM IT workers contracted with U.S. companies have been secretly sending millions of dollars in wages to North Korea for its ballistic missile program, according to the FBI and the Department of Justice. The workers used false identities and their earnings were funneled to the North Korean weapons program. The investigation … Read more