North Korean hackers have been impersonating job applicants
These applicants gain employment in western firms
New research suggests these campaigns have been going on since 2016
North Korean hackers have been making the headlines recently by fraudulently gaining employment in western firms. Research from Sophos’s Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has been tracking this as the Nickel Tapestry campaign, identifying infrastructure links that suggest money-making schemes have been operating since 2016.
The research shows that the campaign is increasingly targeting European and Japanese organizations – probably thanks to increased awareness amongst American companies. These fraudulent job applicants have been observed impersonating Japanese, Vietnamese, and Singaporean professionals, as well as American personas.
