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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 11 months ago

KnowBe4 mistakenly hires North Korean hacker, faces infostealer attack

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KnowBe4 mistakenly hires North Korean hacker, faces infostealer attack

www.bleepingcomputer.com

@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 11 months ago
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American cybersecurity company KnowBe4 says a person it recently hired as a Principal Software Engineer turned out to be a North Korean state actor who attempted to install information-stealing on its devices.
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    45•11 months ago

    It’s a little bit ironic to me that the security company formerly run by the man who literally wrote the book on social engineering may have fallen victim to a social engineering attack.

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      16•11 months ago

      And makes it’s living on telling other companies how to increase their security posture

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        8•11 months ago

        The grift has come fulk circle

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      5•11 months ago

      We learn more lessons by failing than succeeding.

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        3•11 months ago

        True, but Kevin certainly had his share of both.

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