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Sead Fadilpašić

North Korean Lazarus hackers are using a fake coding test to steal passwords

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North Korean state-sponsored threat actors Lazarus Group is evolving its “fake job” hacking campaign, researchers have warned.

Lazarus has been creating fake LinkedIn accounts and posting fake job ads across the internet for years. They offer their victims, often developers, enticing packages, high salaries, and plenty of perks. But instead of getting the job, after a few interview rounds, the only thing these people would get is malware, often from .PDF files posing as job details and such.

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