North Korean hackers target US AI, crypto job applicants with fake listing platforms
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North Korean hackers are now creating fake job application platforms to pick out applicants to major United States artificial intelligence and crypto firms, researchers have uncovered. While the hackers have been at it for years, the researchers claimed that they have added a new twist to their operations. According to security outfit Validin, which uncovered the new twist to their operations, North Korean hackers are now working to gain long-term access to the computers of applicants before they join any company, instead of simply impersonating the employees of those companies. In an operation that researchers with Validin call “Contagious Interview,” North Korean hackers are now targeting individuals and stealing the know-how for the Kim Jong Un regime, doing it with the help of a fake job platform. North Korean hackers are now targeting applicants Speaking to CNN, Kenneth Kinion, the CEO of Validin, mentioned that going after job seekers is expected to provide an advantage for North Korean actors. Now, instead of trying to slip past an employer’s defenses, they take over the entire hiring process and make it feel completely legitimate to individuals seeking employment. This way, applicants assume they are taking a standard coding test or following the steps for a job opportunity. Kinion noted that if the job applicant believes that everything they are being asked to do is legitimate, they are much more likely to open any files the supposed interview sends to them. Specifically, candidates are lured into fake job opportunities, guided to record video responses, and prompted to fix their webcam by using a helper tool. These steps seem easy and simple, but they are the steps that the hacker uses to deliver malware directly to a target’s system. The fake platform, hosted at lenvnydotcom, mimics the style of Lever, a popular headhunting website…
Filed under: News - @ November 22, 2025 12:26 pm