Bob McMillan
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This is sort of their latest hustle, and it's a pretty lucrative one. The FBI estimates they make hundreds of millions of dollars a year from this. But the other problem is that they also steal data, and they extort their employers.
This is sort of their latest hustle, and it's a pretty lucrative one. The FBI estimates they make hundreds of millions of dollars a year from this. But the other problem is that they also steal data, and they extort their employers.
Well, I mean, whatever they can get their hands on.
Well, I mean, whatever they can get their hands on.
Well, I mean, whatever they can get their hands on.
There's one cybersecurity company, I don't know who it is, but they apparently hired nine workers that turned out to be North Koreans.
There's one cybersecurity company, I don't know who it is, but they apparently hired nine workers that turned out to be North Koreans.
There's one cybersecurity company, I don't know who it is, but they apparently hired nine workers that turned out to be North Koreans.
Yeah, imagine getting it. Richard, what are you looking for in terms of challenges with this job?
Yeah, imagine getting it. Richard, what are you looking for in terms of challenges with this job?
Yeah, imagine getting it. Richard, what are you looking for in terms of challenges with this job?
They'll just hire some random person to show up at the company, pretend to be the worker whose identity they've stolen, and collect their laptop or collect a badge. They will hire people to receive packages to reship things if they need somebody to be in a certain state or something like that. The companies have these controls to make sure that the people that they're hiring are legitimate.
They'll just hire some random person to show up at the company, pretend to be the worker whose identity they've stolen, and collect their laptop or collect a badge. They will hire people to receive packages to reship things if they need somebody to be in a certain state or something like that. The companies have these controls to make sure that the people that they're hiring are legitimate.
They'll just hire some random person to show up at the company, pretend to be the worker whose identity they've stolen, and collect their laptop or collect a badge. They will hire people to receive packages to reship things if they need somebody to be in a certain state or something like that. The companies have these controls to make sure that the people that they're hiring are legitimate.
And the North Koreans are just remarkably creative in just hiring somebody to solve any kind of control you have.
And the North Koreans are just remarkably creative in just hiring somebody to solve any kind of control you have.
And the North Koreans are just remarkably creative in just hiring somebody to solve any kind of control you have.
Yeah, it's like the heart and soul of it all, right? Because corporations don't react well to employees logging in from North Korea. You need to look like you're connecting to the corporate internet from America.
Yeah, it's like the heart and soul of it all, right? Because corporations don't react well to employees logging in from North Korea. You need to look like you're connecting to the corporate internet from America.
Yeah, it's like the heart and soul of it all, right? Because corporations don't react well to employees logging in from North Korea. You need to look like you're connecting to the corporate internet from America.