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The original stock picture (left) and an AI fake (right) used by a North Korean threat actor who posed as a U.S.-based software engineer and was hired by the cyber firm KnowBe4. (Photo credit: KnowBe4)

Cyber firm KnowBe4 hired a fake IT worker from North Korea

The security awareness training company said in a blog post that the software engineer used stolen U.S. credentials and an AI-enhanced photo.
In a photo taken on April 18, 2019, people stand before computer screens in a lobby of the Grand People’s Study House in Pyongyang. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Arizona woman arrested and charged in North Korean IT worker scheme

Christina Chapman facilitated remote work and financial transfers for North Koreans tied to that nation’s weapons development programs, according to the U.S. government.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

State-backed hackers are experimenting with OpenAI models 

Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are exploring the use of large language models in their operations. 
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