News North Koreans secretly working at foreign firms could carry out attacks: ReportResearchers outline how DPRK IT workers obtain jobs under false pretenses, evading sanctions and posing security risks North Korean IT workers who obtain jobs at foreign companies to raise funds for the regime could one day become a vector for massive cyberattacks, a U.S. cybersecurity firm has warned, detailing the methods these workers use to gain employment under false pretenses and evade sanctions. In a report published on Tuesday, Mandiant outlined DPRK IT professionals’ use of front companies and non-North Korean “facilitators” to conceal their identities in order to secure lucrative work at Western companies in a variety of fields, particularly in the U.S. technology sector. The Google-owned security company © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |