North Korean hackers use fake job offers, salary bumps as lure for crypto theft

Hackers connected to the North Korean military used a variety of new phishing methods in 2022 to steal cryptocurrency, according to a new report from Proofpoint.

The hackers bombarded people with emails about fake job opportunities at prestigious firms or fictitious salary increases as a way to get people to open emails carrying malware that enables the group to steal cryptocurrency. 

According to Greg Lesnewich, senior threat researcher at Proofpoint, the North Korea-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group TA444 operates …

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