• [OT] A disturbing new trick by North Korea

    From Rhino@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 8 16:17:46 2025
    It seems that the North Koreans have developed a new way of earning
    money for Kim Jung Un's missile programs. The details are in this story
    from Fortune:

    https://fortune.com/2025/04/07/north-korean-it-workers-infiltrating-fortune-500-companies/?utm_source=search&utm_medium=suggested_search&utm_campaign=search_link_clicks

    I loved the HR guy's technique for identifying North Koreans
    masquerading as Americans: make them say something negative against Kim
    Jung Un, knowing that this is a huge no-no in North Korea and could get
    the person locked away for a very long time (or worse).

    But stopping these schemes is obviously not quite as simple as that so companies are likely to keep being fooled into hiring these people who
    end up kicking back their salaries for Kim Jung Un's nuclear program.
    There are also obvious espionage risks as the North Koreans infiltrate
    American companies IT infrastructure.

    --
    Rhino

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