Mandiant shines the spotlight on the growing infiltration of US and Western companies by North Korean fake IT workers.
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Justice Department Disrupts North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’ Operation
Law enforcement authorities in the U.S. have arrested a Tennessee man accused of running a “laptop farm” that helped North Korean IT workers secure remote jobs at American companies.
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KnowBe4 Hires Fake North Korean IT Worker, Catches New Employee Planting Malware
KnowBe4 chief executive Stu Sjouwerman: “We sent them their Mac workstation, and the moment it was received, it immediately started to load malware.”
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KnowBe4 Plans to Acquire Egress for Email Security Tech
KnowBe4 boasts that the merger will create “the largest, advanced AI-driven cybersecurity platform for managing human risk.”
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Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59
Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. At the time of his death, he was KnowBe4 Chief Hacking Officer.
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