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Kraken Thwarts North Korean Hack Attempt Disguised as Job Applicant
Kraken Thwarts North Korean Hack Attempt Disguised as Job Applicant
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Another day, another state-sponsored crypto heist attempt—this time with a LinkedIn twist. Kraken’s security team just exposed a DPRK operative posing as a software engineer applicant, complete with suspicious GitHub commits and a little too much interest in exchange infrastructure.
The playbook stays predictable: fake identities, polished resumes, and ’accidental’ code submissions containing malware. But Kraken’s hiring firewall held—unlike some *cough* legacy banks still running Windows XP.
Pro tip for would-be spies: maybe don’t reference Kim Jong-un’s private GitHub in your cover letter.
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