A new report by cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike found North Korean hackers posing as remote IT workers and online recruiters made up about half of all documented “hands-on-keyboard” intrusions at U.S. tech companies over the past year.
The company’s latest annual report on the cybersecurity landscape highlights the growing threat from North Korean operatives, which have become a significant source of cyber intrusions across the tech industry. Hackers associated with the Kim Jong Un regime continuously target companies and developers with schemes aimed at stealing information and cryptocurrency to fund Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, which is banned under international law.
