Audricus Phagnasay, Jason Salazar, Alexander Paul Travis, Erick Ntekereze, and Oleksandr Didenko have pleaded guilty.
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Australia Sanctions Hackers Supporting North Korea’s Weapons Program
Australia mirrored the US’s recent sanctions against bankers, financial institutions, and others allegedly involved in laundering funds for North Korea.
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US Sanctions North Korean Bankers Accused of Laundering Stolen Cryptocurrency
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a group of bankers, financial institutions and others accused of laundering money from cyber crime schemes — money the Treasury Department says helps pay for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Over the past three years, North Korean malware and social engineering schemes have diverted more than $3 […]
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North Korean Hackers Aim at European Drone Companies
Lazarus has used fake job offers in attacks targeting companies developing UAV technology, for information theft.
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North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $2 Billion in Cryptocurrency in 2025
The hackers are believed to have stolen over $6 billion for the Pyongyang regime, financing its military programs.
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North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workers
North Korean threat actors pose as recruiters to steal developers’ identities and supply them to fraudulent IT workers.
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North Korean Hackers Targeted Hundreds in Fake Job Interview Attacks
The hackers were seen actively monitoring cyber threat intelligence to discover and rebuild exposed infrastructure.
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US Sanctions Russian National, Chinese Firm Aiding North Korean IT Workers
US Treasury sanctions Russian and Chinese entities tied to North Korea’s use of fake IT workers, who exploited stolen identities, AI, and malware to funnel millions back to Pyongyang.
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US Targets North Korea’s Illicit Funds: $15M Rewards Offered as American Woman Jailed in IT Worker Scam
Christina Chapman was sentenced to prison for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies and running a laptop farm for them.
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North Korean Hackers Use Fake Zoom Updates to Install macOS Malware
SentinelOne says the fake Zoom update scam delivers ‘NimDoor’, a rare Nim-compiled backdoor.
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