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North Korean group infiltrated 100-plus companies with imposter IT pros: CrowdStrike report
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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2024
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Serious question: how does North Korea train "imposter IT pros"? Are these people working for the government who get access to the www? How do they then develop the skills to be selected as such in the first place? What kind of programming experience us taught in NK?
Don’t have an answer to your question – But if you haven’t come across this yet it’s worth a read – https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
I think there’s a darknet diaries episode about this
They actually have a fairly comprehensive training program setup through their "University." They also mix in foreign contractors, usually from China.