A coordinated cyber-espionage campaign linked to North Korea compromised more than 30,000 devices across over 100 countries and drained at least $10.71 million from more than 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets, according to a joint advisory issued Thursday by law enforcement agencies in the United States, Japan, Australia, and Germany.
The operation, tracked internationally as WaterPlum and also known as Contagious Interview, used fake job interviews and bogus coding tests to lure web designers, engineers, and blockchain specialists into downloading malware. The stolen funds ultimately flowed to Pyongyang, authorities said.
Japan’s National Police Agency led the analysis behind the advisory. The FBI and cybersecurity agencies from the other…







