North Korean hackers set up 3 shell companies to scam crypto devs
A subgroup of the North Korea-linked hacker organization Lazarus set up three shell companies, two in the US, to deliver malware to unsuspecting users.
The three sham crypto consulting firms — BlockNovas, Angeloper Agency and SoftGlide — are being used by the North Korean hacker group Contagious Interview to distribute malware through fake job interviews, Silent Push Threat Analysts said in an April 24 report.
Silent Push senior threat analyst Zach Edwards said in an April 24 statement to X that two shell companies are registered as legitimate businesses in the United States.
“These websites and a huge network of accounts on hiring / recruiting websites are being used to trick people into applying for jobs,” he said.
“During the…
