Tag: North Korea
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The Register: I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/it_worker_scam/ Source: The Register Title: I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice Feedly Summary: Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face … Red alert! Twice, over the past two months, Dawid Moczadło has interviewed purported job seekers only to discover that these…
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The Register: Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We’re onto you
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/state_spies_google_gemini/ Source: The Register Title: Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We’re onto you Feedly Summary: And you, China, Russia, North Korea … Guardrails block malware generation Google says it’s spotted Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean government agents using its Gemini AI for nefarious purposes,…
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Krebs on Security: Infrastructure Laundering: Blending in with the Cloud
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/infrastructure-laundering-blending-in-with-the-cloud/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Infrastructure Laundering: Blending in with the Cloud Feedly Summary: In an effort to blend in and make their malicious traffic tougher to block, hosting firms catering to cybercriminals in China and Russia increasingly are funneling their operations through major U.S. cloud providers. Research published this week on…
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The Register: Lazarus Group cloned open source projects to plant backdoors, steal credentials
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/lazarus_groups_supply_chain_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Lazarus Group cloned open source projects to plant backdoors, steal credentials Feedly Summary: Stealing crypto is so 2024. Supply-chain attacks leading to data exfil pays off better? North Korea’s Lazarus Group compromised hundreds of victims across the globe in a massive secret-stealing supply chain attack that was ongoing…
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Slashdot: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using US AI Products To Bolster Cyberattacks
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/29/1730253/chinese-and-iranian-hackers-are-using-us-ai-products-to-bolster-cyberattacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using US AI Products To Bolster Cyberattacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the increasing use of AI technologies, specifically Google’s Gemini chatbot, by foreign hackers from countries like China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea to enhance their cyberattack…
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The Register: DARPA asking for ideas on automating money laundering detection
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/darpa_auto_money_laundering_detection/ Source: The Register Title: DARPA asking for ideas on automating money laundering detection Feedly Summary: With all the AI hype swirling around, you’d think someone would’ve cracked this one already Tracking down and preventing money laundering is a slow, time-consuming, manual procedure. DARPA is hoping it can provide some relief for exhausted…