Nations take action on North Korean IT workers after UN report
2026-09-20T08:51:48Z•a0ea2f7712314a33b068c88b53bef2183ef8ee07aa46bd2ee90c38a339e63c38
China-linked threat actorFamousSparrowIT worker fraudLatin AmericaNightEagleNorth KoreaRussiaSparroWockyWaterPlumcryptocurrency theftcyber espionagegovernment targetinginternational law enforcementjob applicant targetingmalware
What happened
Cybersecurity news covering North Korean IT-worker and cryptocurrency theft schemes, including the WaterPlum campaign that reportedly infected thousands of devices across more than 100 countries; expansion of the NightEagle espionage group into Russia; and a new SparroWocky backdoor attributed to China-linked FamousSparrow activity targeting Latin American government agencies. The feed also includes related policy and sanctions developments.
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