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North Korean hackers attempted to deceive an Estonian IT specialist while posing as recruiters

Hackers linked to North Korea used a fake recruiter identity on LinkedIn to persuade an Estonian IT specialist to open a test project. When the project was launched, the computer was infected with malware that connected to a remote server and began receiving commands. The attackers were interested in cryptocurrency wallets and other cryptoassets.

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North Korean hackers attempted to deceive an Estonian IT specialist while posing as recruiters

Hackers linked to North Korea used a fake recruiter identity on LinkedIn to persuade an Estonian IT specialist to open a test project. When the project was launched, the computer was infected with malware that connected to a remote server and began receiving commands. The attackers were interested in cryptocurrency wallets and other cryptoassets.