Anthropic · Germany · Dario Amodei · Japan · North Korea · South Korea · Cointelegraph
The group, also known as Contagious Interview, targets software developers and IT professionals worldwide
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Today in crypto, a joint advisory from the US, Germany, Japan and Australian authorities said North Korean hackers stole more than $10 million through fake crypto job offers; Anthropic selected Accenture to help evaluate its proposed AI slowdown framework and VanEck criticized Metaplanet’s executive compensation despite recent efforts to curb shareholder dilution.
Key facts
- By comparison, Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin (BTC) holder, has an equity plan equal to 2% of fully diluted shares and officer exposure of 0.5%
- The advisory also links WaterPlum to North Korea’s broader campaign of placing IT workers inside foreign companies, with Japanese and US authorities assessing that WaterPlum actors and some North
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded positively to Amodei’s proposal, although Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang did not, arguing that such regulation was not necessary
- North Korean hacking group WaterPlum stole at least $10.7 million by posing as recruiters for legitimate crypto and AI companies, attacking unsuspecting job seekers with malware
Summary
North Korean hacking group WaterPlum stole at least $10.7 million by posing as recruiters for legitimate crypto and AI companies, attacking unsuspecting job seekers with malware. The group, also known as Contagious Interview, targets software developers and IT professionals worldwide, according to a joint advisory from Japan, Germany, Australia and the US. “The primary targets were individual web designers, engineers, and specialists in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3 technologies,” they added.