They actually signed North Korean cybercounts

Finding technological talent has become a career with more expected obstacles. For many companies, expanding their teams is no longer just a matter of publishing an offer: it is to deal with processes that often lengthen and with the possibility of not having chosen the right person. And when, finally, an incorporation closes, The high rotation of the sector threatens to return everything to the starting point. But what many companies probably do not imagine is that, without knowing, they could be hiring North Korean cybercounts. This threat, that began to gain strength in the United Stateshas begun to spread. According to Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG)the environment has become more hostile for these actors in US territory, and are now displacing their attention to Europe. A threat in Europe. GTIG details the case of one of the workers linked to North Korea, whose modus operandi reflects the usual pattern of this type of operations. This individual used at least 12 different identities to run for jobs in Europe and the United States. In addition, it resorted to other identities controlled by himself to provide false references and gain credibility to recruiters. List of countries affected by North Korea’s workers Objective companies. Although the range of companies that hire IT profiles is broad, North Korean actors have focused their efforts on very specific sectors: above all, companies linked to the industrial defense base and government agencies. To achieve this, they took advantage of the rise of remote work and infiltrated false identities carefully prepared to overcome security filters. Income for North Korea. Every time the North Korean regime exhibits a new military advance, the same question returns: Where do you really finance it? Although the data on their economy are scarce and deeply opaque, it is clear that the international sanctions have been trying to stop the war machinery of one of the most isolated and hermetic countries on the planet. There are several investigations that point to at least two revenues for the country led by Kim Jong-un. One of them is the theft of cryptocurrencies: North Korean attackers have perfected their techniques and now hit high -value international objectives. The other is the deployment of false workers, such as the one we are seeing at this time, to carry out data theft and extortion practices. Not only attempts. Real cases. Although there is no exact figure of false workers hired by European companies, the GTIG notes that it has detected a diverse portfolio of projects in the United Kingdom executed by employees linked to North Korea. Among them include web developments, bots, content management systems (CMS), advanced artificial intelligence and applied blockchain technology. Images | Tai Bui | Xataka with chatgpt In Xataka | North Korea’s military tactics that prevents defections. Pyongyang’s “trick” to maintain the loyalty of his army

The director of ‘Train to Busan’ signs this Korean thriller in Netflix that is among the most sinister of the platform

There is much talk about ‘adolescence’ in Netflix, but the platform catalog is overflowing with very different options from each other. This same weekend It has been released This stimulating ‘Revelation‘, which guarantees a good time of thriller in the purest Korean style: it is a morbid, intriguing, sinister and turning movie. In it we will meet a pastor of deep faith and believe together in divine revelations, which makes him suspect that a very specific person is responsible for a kidnapping case. To solve the case you will have to collaborate with a detectivewho lives tormented by his past: his dead sister’s ghost, which appears in chilling visions. Those responsible for ‘Revelation’ are not precisely unknown: Yeon Sang-Ho, director and coguionist, gained international fame with ‘Train to Busan’ and his sequelae, and has collaborated with Netflix previously with the fantastic and delusional ‘course to hell’, among others. Much eye for his animation films, especially the extraordinary ‘The Fake’, whose atmosphere in a small tent in which sermons are offered tremendously remembers one of the key spaces of ‘Revelation’. Korean cinema has become one of the most watched out of Asia, especially for the impact of its romantic series. But as the most cinephile sector knows, it all started with films such as ‘Old Boy’ or the foundational ‘Memories of Murder’, with which ‘revelation’ has some point in common. Especially that dark atmosphere of the rural Korea Where we are already used to the fact that, under a layer of apparent normality, the most heinous crimes take place. Header | Netflix In Xataka | Netflix’s best Korean series (because not everything is ‘the squid game’)

This app was passed through a file administrator, but it was a North Korean spyware

Download applications from the official store of our Android device is the safest option. However, that does not mean that it is free of risks. Despite Google’s efforts to improve the security of Play Store, every so often some threat is filtered. This time it has been a North Korean spyware, which has managed to sneak out without raising suspicions. A spyware disguised as file administrator. Cybercriminals have perfected their tactics for camouflating malware within applications that seem completely harmless. Many of them even work normally, but in the background they execute malicious actions. File Manager, as his name suggests, was presented as a Android file manager, but actually hid something very different. According to the cybersecurity firm Lookout, File Manager hid a malware known as Kospy, which they believe with “high confidence” that was linked to North Korea. They have reached this conclusion, among other things, discovering that the malicious application uses domain names and IP addresses that were previously identified as present command and control infrastructures used by the groups of North Korean Cadincommers APT37 and APT43. What could the malicious app? Experts warn that this application collected a Alarming quantity of confidential information, including SMS text messages, call records, device location, stored files and even user key pulsations. In addition, I could access details of the Wi-Fi network, obtain a list of installed applications and perform even more intrusive actions, such as recording audio, taking photos with the camera and capturing screenshots in the background. A threat that was quickly neutralized. Although the Kospy spyware managed to infiltrate the Play Store, Google acted quickly. A company spokesman confirmed to TechCrunch that all identified applications were eliminated. According to a lookout screenshot, the malicious app came to download a dozen times before being removed from the Android store. Integrated protection measures. Android devices have several layers of safety, including Google Play Protect, which analyzes applications before discharge, inspects the device in search of malicious software and, if it detects a threat, can automatically deactivate the harmful application. In addition, some manufacturers incorporate their own safety solutions, adding an extra layer of protection for users. Avoiding the hook. The best defense against malicious apps is caution. Before installing any application, you should check what permits request. If a simple flashlight app requests access to our files, contacts or accessibility settings, something does not block. Another effective strategy is to download applications from official sources. Instead of looking for “Microsoft Authenticator” in the Play Store and risk falling into a malicious imitation, it is safer get the link directly from the official Microsoft website. The same applies to any other service: if we need the BBVA app, Better go to your website and find the corresponding link therethus avoiding falling into traps. Images | Xataka with Dall · E 3 In Xataka | A group of North Korea hackers signed the greatest robbery of cryptocurrencies in history. Now we know how they did

When Ukraine captured the first North Korean soldier something strange happened: he started running and asked to watch some kind of movie

All the major decisions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine seem to be in a kind of “stand by” while the world turns towards the United States. No one knows for sure how it will affect the war in Europe the arrival of Donald Trump to the presidencybut while the daisy is unraveling and both sides wait for the tycoon to turn towards their interests, the Ukrainian navy has revealed an unprecedented episode of the conflict: What was the meeting with the first captured North Korean like?. A “strange” encounter. This was explained by the Ukrainian paratroopers in the Kursk region, who Through a video they reported the capture of the first North Korean soldierthe same one who, in his apparent desire to avoid being captured, is said to have deliberately ran towards a concrete pillar with the intention of becoming unconscious. According to members of the 95th Separate Polissia Air Assault Brigade, the events occurred after an assault in which A Ukrainian drone detected an isolated North Korean soldier on the battlefield. The meeting, as we said, was recounted in a video published on the brigade’s official accounts on YouTubeFacebook and Telegram. In Xataka The investigations into the cut submarine cables in the Baltic have taken a turn: it was not Russia, it was inexperience Grenade, knife and sausage. The Ukrainians apparently managed to surround the North Korean soldier with the help of drone operators. At this point they have pointed out that did not respond to commands in Ukrainian, Russian or English. Finally, they resorted to gestures to communicate with him. At the time of his capture, the prisoner was carrying a grenade, a knife and a sausagein addition to having visible injuries, including a bandaged jaw and an apparently injured hand. Initially, the North Korean soldier seemed calm, but they note that he showed signs of agitation when he saw an evacuation vehicle approaching, a situation after which that strange event occurred: The soldier ran straight and hit that concrete pillar, apparently falling unconscious. A trick. However, one of the paratroopers suggested that the act may have been a hoax, since the soldier fell backwards instead of forwards, which could have been an attempt to bring Ukrainian troops closer to attack them suddenly. Be that as it may, the soldier was finally secured and transported away from the front line, where he received food and, according to the paratroopers, requested a surreal request: to watch “romantic movies.” In Xataka "Souls on board, 283": an Iberia plane had to declare an emergency to land after the Starship explosion North Korean tactics and behaviors. Ukrainian soldiers also noted that North Koreans who have encountered They adopt tactics similar to those of the Soviet eraexecuting frontal assaults in large numbers to attempt to overwhelm enemy forces. In this regard, it is recalled that, while Russian forces usually operate in teams of two or three, the North Koreans advance in groups of at least six combatants. Furthermore, they have observed that Pyongyang soldiers prefer to fight to the death rather than surrenderwith multiple reports of wounded prisoners immolating themselves to avoid capture. {“videoId”:”x8oyhxs”,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”Kim Jong Un in a cinematic video shared by North Korean TV”, “tag”:”North Korea”, “duration”:”713 “} Equipment and found objects. A few days ago, the Washington Post launched an exclusive where they collected all the objects found by the Ukrainian forces of the North Korean troops in the conflict. Among the documents and objects obtained from the battlefield lists of phrases in Korean and Russian were included (possibly designed to urge Ukrainian troops to surrender), letters from leader Kim Jong-un or advanced military equipment, utensils that provided unique insight into the readiness and level of commitment of these troops. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers have collected military IDs, bulletproof vests, first aid kits, Ukrainian-made knives and modern Russian assault rifles, suggesting that Moscow has sought to equip the North Koreans in ways superior to its own forces. In Genbeta 10 years ago, Elon Musk’s ex-wife said that one of the billionaire’s best techniques is knowing how to use a word wisely Propaganda and ideology. Among the objects recovered from fallen soldiers Several New Year’s letters attributed to Kim Jong-un have been recoveredletters that encouraged the troops and highlighted their sacrifice. These messages, along with notebooks with lyrics from North Korean patriotic songs, reveal the strong ideological component of Pyongyang’s forces, in contrast to the Russian soldiers, who They are usually motivated primarily by economic incentives. In this regard, the Post reported that Ukrainians believe that this difference in motivation could explain the tenacity of the North Koreans on the battlefield. Be that as it may, these details highlight a new phase of the war. And, as the war continues, the presence of foreign fighters on the front lines could further prolong the conflict and further complicate international relations. And if that were not enough, that elephant in the room that promises dynamite it all in the person of Donald Trump. It remains to be seen how he will do it. Image | @ZelenskyyUa/X In Xataka | For months the North Koreans were “ghosts” in Ukraine. Now that they are a reality, the dilemma is what to do with them. In Xataka | Ukraine has found a drawing on the battlefield. The sacrifice of North Koreans to evade drones has been revealed (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’) ; instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news When Ukraine captured the first North Korean soldier something strange happened: he started running and asked to watch some kind of movie was originally published in Xataka by Miguel Jorge .

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