North Korean cyber spies created U.S. firms to dupe crypto developers
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Somewhat related to a post in the "Podcast" thread
https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/1627/what-are-you-listening-to-podcast-edition/139?_=1745797077596Finished a BBC podcast called "The Lazarus Heist"
"In 2016 North Korean hackers planned a $1bn raid on Bangladesh's national bank and came within an inch of success - it was only by a fluke that all but $81m of the transfers were halted, report Geoff White and Jean H Lee. But how did one of the world's poorest and most isolated countries train a team of elite cyber-criminals?"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvg9/episodes/downloads
Anyways, some more info on the hacker group
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/north-korean-cyber-spies-created-us-firms-dupe-crypto-developers-2025-04-24/North Korean cyber spies created two businesses in the U.S., in violation of Treasury sanctions, to infect developers working in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious software, according to cybersecurity researchers and documents reviewed by Reuters.
The companies, Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC were set up in the states of New Mexico and New York using fake personas and addresses, researchers at Silent Push, a U.S. cybersecurity firm, told Reuters. A third business, Angeloper Agency, is linked to the campaign, but does not appear to be registered in the United States.
