Fraudulent tech workers with ties to North Korea are expanding their infiltration operations to blockchain firms outside the US after increased scrutiny from authorities, with some having worked their way into UK crypto projects, Google says.
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) adviser Jamie Collier data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/dprk-it-workers-expanding-scope-scale” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>said in an April 2 report that while the US is still a key target, increased awareness and right-to-work verification challenges have forced North Korean IT workers to find roles at non-US companies.
“In response to heightened awareness of the threat…
