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US sanctions fraud network used by North Korean ‘remote IT workers’ to seek jobs and steal money

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned an international fraud network used by North Korea to infiltrate U.S. companies with hackers posing as legitimate job seekers, agency officials announced Wednesday. The sanctions are the latest action taken by the U.S. Treasury in recent months aimed at combating North Korean government workers from seeking employment at American companies […]

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Daniel Dae Kim Delves Into Family Trauma in Korean Drama

In the first 15 minutes of Butterfly, viewers would be within their rights to think the new South Korea-based spy thriller is a James Bond-esque high-octane show. But Daniel Dae Kim, star and executive producer of the Prime Video series, says there are many more layers to peel away as viewers invest themselves in all […]

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Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers

The tables show the potential target jobs for IT workers. One sheet, which seemingly includes daily updates, lists job descriptions (“need a new react and web3 developer”), the companies advertising them, and their locations. It also links to the vacancies on freelance websites or contact details for those conducting the hiring. One “status” column says […]

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Korean Auteur Lee Chang-dong to Direct ‘Possible Love’ for Netflix 

It’s an improbable pairing yet nonetheless exciting news for film buffs: Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong is returning to filmmaking to direct a feature project backed by Netflix. Titled Possible Love, the drama is Lee’s first movie in eight years since his critically acclaimed Haruki Murakami adaptation, Burning.  The new film reunites Lee with the stars of […]

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North Korean spies posing as remote workers have infiltrated hundreds of companies, says CrowdStrike

Researchers at security giant CrowdStrike say they have seen hundreds of cases where North Koreans posing as remote IT workers have infiltrated companies to generate money for the regime, marking a sharp increase over previous years. Per CrowdStrike’s latest threat hunting report, the company has identified over 320 incidents over the past 12 months, up […]

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