North Korea
Two US nationals jailed over scheme that generated $5 million for the North Korean regime
Two US nationals have been sentenced for their role in a scheme that placed North Korean IT workers inside American companies under false identities. Over several years, the …
North Korean hackers linked to Axios npm supply chain compromise
The software supply chain attack that resulted in the compromise of npm packages of Axios, an extremely popular HTTP client library, is believed to be the work of …
Elite members of North Korean society fake their way into Western paychecks
Increased federal activity, including indictments over the past year, has drawn attention to a pattern that has been unfolding inside corporate hiring pipelines. North Korean …
Man gets five years for aiding North Korean IT employment scam
Ukrainian national Oleksandr Didenko, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 5 years in prison for an identity theft scheme that enabled North Korean workers to secure …
Crypto theft in 2025: North Korean hackers continue to dominate
When they strike cryptocurrency-related targets, North Korean hacking groups are increasingly aiming for large services where a single breach can move serious money, a new …
Five men admit helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies
US federal prosecutors have secured guilty pleas from five men who helped North Korean IT workers get hired by companies in the United States. This group of domestic …
Russia-linked hackers intensify attacks as global APT activity shifts
State-aligned hacking groups have spent the past six months ramping up espionage, sabotage, and cybercrime campaigns across multiple regions, according to ESET’s APT Activity …
Sanctions won’t stop cyberattacks, but they can still “bite”
Sanctions are one of the tools Western governments use when they want to hit back at state-sponsored cyber threat actors. But do they actually work? That’s the question a …
How Lazarus Group used fake job ads to spy on Europe’s drone and defense sector
ESET researchers have uncovered a fresh wave of Operation DreamJob, a long-running campaign linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. This latest activity targeted several …
North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in cryptocurrency this year
North Korean hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, and the year isn’t over yet. Though …
North Korea’s IT workers are targeting firms beyond tech, crypto, and the U.S.
North Korea’s clandestine IT Worker (ITW) program, which is long known for targeting U.S. technology firms and crypto firms, has broadened its scope to attempt to infiltrate a …
North Korean IT workers use fake profiles to steal crypto
ESET Research has published new findings on DeceptiveDevelopment, also called Contagious Interview. This North Korea-aligned group has become more active in recent years and …
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