A Pennsylvania retiree lost over $220,000 in a sophisticated task scam involving fake hotel review work that used escalating deposit requirements and false withdrawal obstacles to extract money.
DPRK Operatives Impersonate Professionals on LinkedIn to Infiltrate Companies
North Korean operatives use stolen LinkedIn identities and verified workplace credentials to secure remote jobs for espionage, revenue generation, and data theft.
How To Counter Evolving Cybersecurity Threats: The North Korean IT Worker Edition
North Korean remote IT workers infiltrate U.S. companies using stolen identities, deepfakes, laptop farms, and shell companies to evade sanctions and exfiltrate data.
How deepfake AI job applicants are stealing remote work
"Deepfake candidates are infiltrating the job market at a crazy, unprecedented rate," said Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CEO of voice authentication startup Pindrop Security, who said he recently caught a deepfake job candidate.