- What: North Korean hackers target programming job seekers with phishing attacks
- Impact: Malware installed on victims' systems
Home Blog Phishing Attacks Against People Seeking Programming Jobs This is new. North Korean hackers are posing as company recruiters, enticing job candidates to participate in coding challenges. When they run the code they are supposed to work on, it installs malware on their system. News article . Tags: cryptocurrency , hacking , malware , North Korea , phishing Posted on February 27, 2026 at 7:04 AM • 0 Comments Subscribe to comments on this entry Leave a comment Cancel reply Blog moderation policy Login Name Email URL: Remember personal info? Fill in the blank: the name of this blog is Schneier on ___________ (required): Comments: Allowed HTML <a href="URL"> • <em> <cite> <i> • <strong> <b> • <sub> <sup> • <ul> <ol> <li> • <blockquote> <pre> Markdown Extra syntax via https://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/ Δ ← LLMs Generate Predictable Passwords Why Tehran’s Two-Tiered Internet Is So Dangerous → Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis. Powered by WordPress Hosted by Pressable