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US 'laptop farm' man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Korea to fund weapons programs
2024-08-08 20:55

The FBI today arrested a Tennessee man suspected of running a "Laptop farm" that got North Koreans, posing as Westerners, IT jobs at American and British companies. According to US prosecutors, Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, of Nashville, defrauded multiple US and UK companies by applying for remote technology jobs, and then secretly outsourced those jobs to North Koreans.

Five charged for cyber schemes to benefit North Korea's weapons program
2024-05-16 19:17

The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for their involvement in cyber schemes that generated revenue for North Korea's nuclear weapons program. They were allegedly involved between October 2020 and October 2023 in a campaign coordinated by the North Korean government "To infiltrate U.S. job markets through fraud in an effort to raise revenue for the North Korean government and its illicit nuclear program."

Five charged for cyber schemes to benefit North Korea's weapons program
2024-05-16 19:17

The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for their involvement in cyber schemes that generated revenue for North Korea's nuclear weapons program. They were allegedly involved between October 2020 and October 2023 in a campaign coordinated by the North Korean government "To infiltrate U.S. job markets through fraud in an effort to raise revenue for the North Korean government and its illicit nuclear program."

Five charged for cyber schemes to benefit North Korea's weapons program
2024-05-16 19:17

The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for their involvement in cyber schemes that generated revenue for North Korea's nuclear weapons program. They were allegedly involved between October 2020 and October 2023 in a campaign coordinated by the North Korean government "To infiltrate U.S. job markets through fraud in an effort to raise revenue for the North Korean government and its illicit nuclear program."

Management company settles for $18.4M after nuclear weapons plant staff fudged their timesheets
2024-04-24 15:00

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Cybercriminals use ChatGPT’s prompts as weapons
2024-03-25 04:00

Developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT has garnered attention across industries for its ability to generate relevant responses to various queries. As the adoption of ChatGPT accelerates, so do discussions surrounding its ethical and security implications.

ExelaStealer: A New Low-Cost Cybercrime Weapon Emerges
2023-10-20 09:02

A new information stealer named ExelaStealer has become the latest entrant to an already crowded landscape filled with various off-the-shelf malware designed to capture sensitive data from...

Russian allegedly smuggled US weapons electronics to Moscow
2023-09-19 19:55

A Russian national helped smuggle, via shell companies in Hong Kong, more than $1.6 million in microelectronics to Moscow potentially to support its war against Ukraine, it is claimed. "Probably more than obvious at this time, but the company and board have decided it is no longer right for us to sell or ship to Russian customers and risk that our displays will be used in devices that could put US or NATO forces in harm's way, or support Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine and its human rights abuse," a company exec said in an email to employees, which was quoted in the prosecution's court filings.

Researchers Warn of Cyber Weapons Used by Lazarus Group's Andariel Cluster
2023-09-05 10:15

The North Korean threat actor known as Andariel has been observed employing an arsenal of malicious tools in its cyber assaults against corporations and organizations in the southern counterpart. Ariel, also known by the names Nicket Hyatt or Silent Chollima, is a sub-cluster of the Lazarus Group that's known to be active since at least 2008.

Generative AI: Cybersecurity Weapon, But Not Without Adaptable, Creative (Human) Thinkers
2023-08-22 21:34

Cybersecurity expert Kayne McGladrey speaks about why AI cannot do what creative people can, and the important role of generative AI in SOCs. Kayne McGladrey, IEEE Fellow and cybersecurity veteran with more than 25 years of experience, asserts that the human element - particularly people with diverse interests, backgrounds and talents - is irreplaceable in cybersecurity.