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Phishing Attacks Against People Seeking Programming Jobs

This is new. North Korean hackers are posing as company recruiters, enticing job candidates to participate in coding challenges. When they run the code they are supposed to work on, it installs malware on their system.

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Tags: cryptocurrency, hacking, malware, North Korea, phishing

Posted on February 27, 2026 at 7:04 AM • 0 Comments