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A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them


KnowBe4 detailed the incident in a recent blog post as a warning for other potential targets.

KnowBe4 CEO and founder Stu Sjouwerman described the incident in a blog post this week, calling it a cautionary tale that was fortunately detected before causing any major problems. The firm hired a person who, it turns out, was from North Korea and was "using a valid but stolen US-based identity" and a photo that was "enhanced" by artificial intelligence. KnowBe4's HR team "conducted four video conference based interviews on separate occasions, confirming the individual matched the photo provided on their application," the post said.

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