North Korean WaterPlum Fake-Recruiter Campaign Hit 30,000 Devices, Four-Nation Warning Says

Authorities from Japan, the United States, Australia and Germany have attributed a fake-recruiter campaign to North Korea's WaterPlum, saying the group used AI face-swapping during online interviews and compromised at least 30,000 devices. The campaign, also known as Contagious Interview, targeted software developers and other IT professionals with fake jobs, malicious coding tasks and malware designed to steal cryptocurrency and sensitive data.