We’ve documented some of the obvious fakes and stolen images, but it’s very important to appreciate that the impersonation efforts from this campaign are different,” Edwards said.“In one of the examples, the threat actors took a real photo from a real person, and then appeared to have run it through an AI image modifier tool to create a subtly different version of that same image.”Related: Fake Zoom malware steals crypto while it’s ‘stuck’ loading, user warnsThis malware campaign has been ongoing since 2024.
Silent Push senior threat analyst Zach Edwards said in an April 24 statement to X that two shell companies are registered as legitimate businesses in the United States.“These websites and a huge network of accounts on hiring / recruiting websites are being used to trick people into applying for jobs,” he said.“During the job application process an error message is displayed as someone tries to record an introduction video.
The three sham crypto consulting firms — BlockNovas, Angeloper Agency and SoftGlide — are being used by the North Korean hacker group Contagious Interview to distribute malware through fake job interviews, Silent Push Threat Analysts said in an April 24 report.
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