When a lead AI architect applied for a remote position at our company, something didn’t feel right. The resume was polished, the credentials impressive, but small inconsistencies stood out to our hiring team.
DPRK IT Worker Fraud Investigations & Research
DPRK IT Worker Fraud: Hiring an Insider Threat
Here at Nisos, we’ve spent years helping organizations understand and mitigate complex, human risk-related threats, such as insider risk, executive protection and employment fraud…
Exposing a Fraudulent DPRK Candidate
With DPRK IT worker schemes on the rise, Nisos exposed a fraudulent DPRK candidate posing as a U.S. AI architect, revealing stolen PII…
DPRK Employment Scam Network Targets Remote Tech Jobs
Nisos is tracking a network of likely North Korean (DPRK)-affiliated IT workers posing as Singaporean, Turkish, Finish and US nationals with the goal of obtaining employment in remote IT, engineering, and full-stack blockchain positions…
Assessment of DPRK IT Worker Tradecraft | Nisos Research 2025
Since early 2023 Nisos has been investigating and monitoring North Korean (DPRK) IT workers, who use fake personas and stolen identities to fraudulently obtain remote employment from unwitting companies in the United States and abroad…
Employment Fraud: A Hidden Threat to Your Company
Employment fraud is no longer just an HR issue – it’s an enterprise-wide risk that threatens financial stability, regulatory compliance, and corporate reputation…
DPRK IT Worker Scam: Mitigation Steps for Hiring Teams
Nisos is tracking a network of likely North Korean (DPRK)-affiliated IT workers posing as Singaporean, Turkish, Finish and US nationals with the goal of obtaining employment in remote IT, engineering, and full-stack blockchain positions…
DPRK IT Fraud Network Uses GitHub to Target Global Companies
Nisos is tracking a network of likely North Korean (DPRK)-affiliated IT workers posing as Vietnamese, Japanese, and Singaporean nationals with the goal of obtaining employment in remote engineering…
DPRK IT Workers: A Hidden Cyber Threat to Japan
The Japanese government warned domestic companies in March 2024 about contracting North Korean (DPRK) IT workers posing as Japanese nationals to earn cash, as it is suspected…
DPRK Remote Workers Hiring Scheme: Lessons Learned
In mid July 2024, a US security awareness training company revealed that it unwittingly hired a North Korean hacker using a stolen identity…
Investigation: Probable DPRK Online Personas Used To Fraudulently Obtain Remote Employment at U.S. Companies
Nisos investigators identified a number of online personas probably used by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
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