CZ, Crypto ‘SEAL’ Team Sound Alarm On 60 North Korean Hackers
The post CZ, Crypto ‘SEAL’ Team Sound Alarm On 60 North Korean Hackers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. North Korean hackers are stepping up efforts to infiltrate cryptocurrency companies by posing as IT workers, raising fresh security concerns for the industry, according to Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and a team of ethical hackers. CZ sounded the alarm Thursday on X about the growing threat of North Korean hackers seeking to infiltrate crypto companies through employment opportunities and even bribing exchange staff for data access. “They pose as job candidates to try to get jobs in your company. This gives them a “foot in the door,” specifically for employment opportunities related to development, security and finance, CZ said. “They pose as employers and try to interview/offer your employees. During the interview, they will be a problem with Zoom and they will send your employee a link to an “update”, which contains virus that will takeover your employee’s device.” Other North Korean agents give employees coding questions to send them malicious “sample code” later, pose as users to send malicious links to customer support, or even “bribe your employees, outsourced vendors for data access,” Zhao said. “To all crypto platforms, train your employees to not download files, and screen your candidates carefully,” he added. Source: Changpeng Zhao Related: Bitcoin ETFs are next major target for North Korean hackers — Cyvers The warning follows similar concerns from Coinbase, which reported a new wave of threats last month. In response, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong introduced new internal security measures, including requiring all workers to receive in-person training in the US, while people with access to sensitive systems will be required to hold US citizenship and submit to fingerprinting. Brian Armstrong, right, on the Cheeky Pint podcast. Source: YouTube “We can collaborate with law enforcement […] but it feels like there’s 500 new people graduating every quarter, from some kind of school…
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North Korean hackers are stepping up efforts to infiltrate cryptocurrency companies by posing as IT workers, raising fresh security concerns for the industry, according to Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and a team of ethical hackers. CZ sounded the alarm Thursday on X about the growing threat of North Korean hackers seeking to infiltrate crypto companies through employment opportunities and even bribing exchange staff for data access. “They pose as job candidates to try to get jobs in your company. This gives them a “foot in the door,” specifically for employment opportunities related to development, security and finance, CZ said. “They pose as employers and try to interview/offer your employees. During the interview, they will be a problem with Zoom and they will send your employee a link to an “update”, which contains virus that will takeover your employee’s device.” Other North Korean agents give employees coding questions to send them malicious “sample code” later, pose as users to send malicious links to customer support, or even “bribe your employees, outsourced vendors for data access,” Zhao said. “To all crypto platforms, train your employees to not download files, and screen your candidates carefully,” he added. Source: Changpeng Zhao Related: Bitcoin ETFs are next major target for North Korean hackers — Cyvers The warning follows similar concerns from Coinbase, which reported a new wave of threats last month. In response, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong introduced new internal security measures, including requiring all workers to receive in-person training in the US, while people with access to sensitive systems will be required to hold US citizenship and submit to fingerprinting. Brian Armstrong, right, on the Cheeky Pint podcast. Source: YouTube “We can collaborate with law enforcement […] but it feels like there’s 500 new people graduating every quarter, from some kind of school…
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