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North Korean Hackers Infected 30,000 Devices via Fake Jobs to Steal Crypto

A North Korean group called WaterPlum infected over 30,000 devices with malware through fake job interviews to raid crypto wallets across 100 countries.

3 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 17 Sept 2026 · updated 7h ago

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. Cointelegraph.com NewsState hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds
  2. Cointelegraph.com NewsNorth Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express
  3. www.theregister.comNorth Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devices
  4. Latest articlesNorth Korean hackers behind crypto thefts across 100 countries, including Japan

Sources

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  1. North Korean hackers behind crypto thefts across 100 countries, including Japan Latest articles
  2. North Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devices www.theregister.com
  3. North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express Cointelegraph.com News
  4. State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds Cointelegraph.com News

In this story

  • North Korea
  • WaterPlum
  • Iran
  • Chainalysis
  • CoinEx
  • Malaysia

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