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- The FBI has charged North Korean hackers with a new operation to steal cryptocurrencies through fake job interviews and video calls.
- According to foreign media, American authorities claim that hackers working under the auspices of the North Korean government have stolen mo.
- Brett Leatherman, director of the FBI's cyber division, said the North Korean government relies heavily on cryptocurrency theft to finance i.
The FBI has charged North Korean hackers with a new operation to steal cryptocurrencies through fake job interviews and video calls.
According to foreign media, American authorities claim that hackers working under the auspices of the North Korean government have stolen more than 400 million dollars worth of cryptocurrency by obtaining the identity and information of people through fake video calls over the past 18 months.
Brett Leatherman, director of the FBI's cyber division, said the North Korean government relies heavily on cryptocurrency theft to finance its illegal weapons program, with billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen over the past few years.
According to the US authorities, the latest operation of hackers, which has been named as 'FaceStealer', is targeting people associated with cryptocurrency and Web3 sectors in particular.
According to the report, people who develop and maintain open source software are a particular target of this campaign.
