data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/amazon” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/amazon”>Amazon Chief data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/security” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/security”>Security Officer Stephen Schmidt said the company has blocked more than 1,800 suspected North Korean applicants from joining the tech giant. Schmidt states in his data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenschmidt1_over-the-past-few-years-north-korean-dprk-activity-7407485036142276610-dot7/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenschmidt1_over-the-past-few-years-north-korean-dprk-activity-7407485036142276610-dot7/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>LinkedIn post that this is the number of profiles his team has intercepted since April 2024, with attempts increasing by 27% quarterly this year alone. Amazon uses AI to screen profiles and check for anomalies, which are then verified by human operators. “Our AI model analyzes connections to nearly 200 high-risk institutions,…
