OnlyFake creator describes AI fake-ID service after US guilty plea
The Justice Department said the site made more than $1 million selling IDs for $15 each.
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DOJ charges five in AI-aided ghost-student loan fraud
Officials tie more than $32 million in confirmed loss to the charged subjects and seized over $750,000 in cryptocurrency.
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Defense contractor pleads guilty in North Korea remote-job scheme
John Allen Kurrle Jr. faces up to 20 years; sentencing is set for January 28, 2027, with restitution of about $7,000.
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Cash App opened in woman's name leads to her arrest
She spent three nights in a Pennsylvania jail on an Arkansas computer-fraud warrant over a $1,000 Marketplace payment.
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Woman faces up to six years over a Cash App account she never opened
Amanda Smith spent three nights in a Pennsylvania jail after a Facebook Marketplace scam sent $1,000 to an account opened with her identity.
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Underground sellers package fake IDs and deepfakes for KYC
The OnlyFake operator pleaded guilty over a service that generated more than 10,000 fraudulent identity documents.
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North Korean IT Workers Used Stolen US Identities to Earn $3 Million
FBI raided Texas laptop farms as DOJ charged US facilitators of North Korean IT workers who earned $3 million from over 70 companies.
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FBI raids 40+ laptop farms helping North Korea pocket US tech salaries
FBI arrested two Americans and raided 40-plus laptop farms aiding North Korean IT-worker salary fraud.
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Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of US companies
Prosecutors say North Korean IT workers infiltrated at least 70 U.S. companies using laptop farms and stolen identities.
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Denmark ’s Population Registry Breached, 8.8 Million Affected
Hackers stole names, addresses, and CPR numbers for 8.8 million people from Denmark's population registry via a third party.
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Danish university DTU breach exposes data of up to 200,000 people
Technical University of Denmark says hackers stole IAM data that may expose up to 200,000 current and former users.
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Revolut Customers Targeted with New Wave of Phishing Attacks
Phishers target Revolut customers with smishing and fake video identity checks days after a breach enabled by impersonating Italian law enforcement.
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Nations take action on North Korean IT workers after UN report
Multiple countries took legal action against North Korean IT worker facilitators following a new UN-linked MSMT report on the illicit scheme.
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98% of fraudulent hires have company credentials by the time they’re caught
HYPR report finds 98% of fraudulent hires already hold company credentials when detected, exposing an unowned identity-risk gap between hiring and onboarding.
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Revolut phishing texts appear days after data breach
Phishing texts impersonating Revolut targeted customers days after the fintech disclosed a social-engineering breach exposing IDs, verification selfies, and statements.
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North Korean IT Workers Use AI and Remote Desktop Tools to Fake Technical Interviews
Silent Push links a Discord recruitment scheme to North Korean IT workers using AI, remote desktop tools and on-camera proxies to pass technical interviews.
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Loyalty points fraud is funding hacker holidays (Lock and Code S07E18)
Malwarebytes' Lock and Code podcast examines loyalty-points theft, with LexisNexis' Kim Sutherland explaining why stolen airline and hotel points are lucrative for fraudsters.
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North Korea-linked IT Workers Are Getting Hired Inside Western Companies
Huntress documented five DPRK-linked FAMOUS CHOLLIMA workers hired by Western companies in 2026 using fake identities, proxies and laptop farms.
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North Korean Job Fraud Expands Beyond IT Into Healthcare and Sales
North Korea's IT worker scheme (Famous Chollima/PurpleDelta) has expanded from IT into healthcare, sales, and financial services roles worldwide.
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North Korean remote workers are broadening their job hunt beyond IT
Huntress links suspected North Korean remote workers to sales, marketing, and healthcare jobs using stolen identities, VPNs, proxies, and KVM hardware.
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North Korean Remote Workers Are Infiltrating Government and Businesses: How to Expose Them Before Hiring
Researchers expose DPRK remote IT worker infiltration tactics, including forged identities and AI-assisted interview behavior.
Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers
Security researchers hired three suspected North Korean IT workers at a fake DeFi startup, documenting forged IDs, AI-edited images and post-hire system access.
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