In brief
- North Korean hackers spun up two fake companies in the U.S. to target crypto developers.
- The hackers offered job interviews to developers, before compromising their crypto wallets using malware.
- The fake firms were set up in New Mexico and New York, in violation of OFAC and UN sanctions.
Multiple victims have been attacked by what appears to be a North Korean campaign that targets cryptocurrency developers using fake U.S. companies.
According to a Reuters report, two fake companies, Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC, were created by North Korean cyber spies to infect developers in the crypto industry with malicious software.