North Korean Hackers Steal $10.7M via Fake Job Interviews
The WaterPlum group infected 30,000 devices worldwide with malware through bogus coding tests to steal cryptocurrency.
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 17 Sept 2026. Cointelegraph.com News published first, on 17 September at 12:00 UTC; www.theregister.com followed 28h 53m later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 21 September at 12:44 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Cointelegraph.com News, www.theregister.com, Latest articles, Latest from Tom's Hardware, Inc., Quartz.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Cointelegraph.com NewsState hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds
- Cointelegraph.com NewsNorth Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express
- www.theregister.comNorth Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devices
- Latest articlesNorth Korean hackers behind crypto thefts across 100 countries, including Japan
- Latest from Tom's HardwareNorth Korea used job interviews to deploy malware on 30,000 devices during coding tests — WaterPlum group loots $10.7 million in crypto and plants persistent RATs
- Inc.North Korean Hackers Posed as Recruiters. They Infected 30,000 Devices Worldwide
- Cointelegraph.com NewsNorth Korean fake recruiters infect 30K devices, steal $10.7M in crypto
- QuartzNorth Korean hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide by posing as tech recruiters
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- North Korean hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide by posing as tech recruiters Quartz
- North Korean fake recruiters infect 30K devices, steal $10.7M in crypto Cointelegraph.com News
- North Korean Hackers Posed as Recruiters. They Infected 30,000 Devices Worldwide Inc.
- North Korea used job interviews to deploy malware on 30,000 devices during coding tests — WaterPlum group loots $10.7 million in crypto and plants persistent RATs Latest from Tom's Hardware
- North Korean hackers behind crypto thefts across 100 countries, including Japan Latest articles
- North Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devices www.theregister.com
- North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express Cointelegraph.com News
- State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds Cointelegraph.com News
In this story
- WaterPlum
- North Korea
- CoinEx