Arabian Post2026-09-20 17:45:14

WaterPlum compromises 30,000 devices through fake interviews

North Korean cyber operators posing as recruiters have compromised at least 30,000 devices in more than 100 countries, using fraudulent job interviews to infect technology professionals and steal cryptocurrency, authorities from four countries have disclosed.

Summary

The campaign, attributed to a group tracked as WaterPlum and widely known as Contagious Interview, targeted web designers, software engineers, freelancers and specialists in cryptocurrency, blockchain and Web3 technologies between about December [...] The article WaterPlum compromises 30,000 devices through fake interviews appeared first on Arabian Post .

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Stories like this are part of why proactive security testing exists — finding the gap before someone else does is always cheaper than responding after the fact.

Coverage details

Source: Arabian Post
Published: 2026-09-20 17:45:14
Author: the arabian post network
Category: toptechnology

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