Happy Monday everyone!

On September 3rd the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Public Service Announcement that raises the awareness of some “well-disguised” social engineering attacks. These attacks have been attributed to The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” aka North Korea) and is targeting the #crypto industry.

Some examples of the effort that is put into these types of attacks, especially from a nation state actor, are:

  • The group conducts some serious “pre-operational” research of their victims.
  • They individualize the fake scenarios by initiating prolonged conversations with their victims to build rapport. It’s not just a drive by/hope for the best encounter.
  • They impersonate individuals their victims may know or follow, like prominent people associated with certain technologies, possibly an influencer.

And the FBI shares some indicators that you may be at the end of a social engineering attack:

  • Requests to execute code or download applications.
  • Conduct a “pre-employment” test or debugging exercise.
  • Offers of employment from prominent cryptocurrency or tech firms

Well, this one’s a little different, but enjoy the article and Happy Hunting!

North Korea Aggressively Targeting Crypto Industry with Well-Disguised Social Engineering Attacks
https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240903

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