Crypto Executives Targeted in $400M North Korea Hacking Scheme: FBI

The FBI has disrupted infrastructure used by North Korean hackers in a social engineering scheme that targeted crypto and Web3 workers. According to the bureau, the attackers used fake Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings to record the webcams of victims, install malware, and impersonate experienced industry pros. How North Korean Hackers Used Fake Meetings In a video posted on X, Jeremy Robertson, the special agent in charge of counterintelligence and cyber at the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, explained how the North Koreans had been running the scheme he called FaceDealer. According to him, the attackers usually sent potential victims a message impersonating someone they either knew or could recognize as being important in the industry.

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