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Void Dokkaebi Campaigns Using Russia for Cryptocurrency TheftNorth Korean hackers look north toward Russia for the internet infrastructure behind the many online scams that Pyongyang has built to funnel stolen cash into the rouge nation. Void Dokkaebi hackers participate in the North Korean scam of social engineering IT job seekers.
Also, Blue Shield Breach Exposes 4.7M, Cyberattack Disrupts City Systems in TexasThis week, Cookie Bite bypasses MFA in Azure Entra ID, Microsoft fixed RDP Freezes, a ransomware attack in Catalonia, Blue Shield exposed data to Google, a cyberattack disrupted city systems in Texas, South Korean telecom breach exposed USIM data and a warning about North Korean IT deepfakes.
North Korea Continues Refining Profit-Making Scheme, Says CrowdStrike's Adam MeyersIn recent years, cash-starved North Korea has deployed legions of domestically trained workers to secure remote IT jobs to generate revenue for the Pyongyang-based regime. They can work for many months before being spotted, said Adam Meyers, head of counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike.