Hackers use various ways to steal user data, one recent trend, according to the FBI, shows they have started gaining employment with companies. The agency has pushed out public announcement I-012325-PSA, warning organizations in the U.S. to disable local admin accounts, business must pay attention to it.
North Korean Hackers Disguising as IT Workers
The FBI has warned the public, private sector, and the world about the “victimization of US-based businesses”, as cyberattacks involving remote IT workers from North Korea are on the rise. It has noticed North Korean IT workers gaining illegal access to systems to steal confidential data and launch other cyber-crime operations.
In an FBI announcement reported by Forbes, it was disclosed that “victims have seen proprietary data and code held to ransom,” and “the copying of corporate code repositories to attacker user profiles and personal cloud accounts.” Additionally, the attackers have also “attempted harvesting of compan
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