Hackers Create Fake Corporate Entities in the US To Fool Crypto Developers and Spread Malware: Report

North Korean hackers are reportedly carrying out a widespread campaign in the US by creating sham corporate entities.

Lazarus, the notorious state-sponsored North Korean syndicate responsible for some of the biggest hacking operations in history, has managed to set up corporations in the states of New Mexico and New York, Reuters reports.

Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Silent Push say the companies, called Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC, were set up using fake personas and addresses.

The goal of the firms is to advertise fake jobs for crypto developers in an effort to infect job applicants’ wallets with malware once they respond.

Says Kasey Best, director of threat intelligence at Silent Push,

“This is a rare example of North Korean hackers actually managing to set

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