North Korean group WaterPlum accused of crypto theft
Devices infiltrated by WaterPlum
Authorities from the US, Japan, Germany and Australia said the North Korean group WaterPlum used fake job offers and malicious software to target IT professionals, compromise devices and steal cryptocurrency.
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- 30,000devices
AllegedDevices infiltrated by WaterPlum
“infiltrated at least 30,000 devices”
- 10.71MUSD
AllegedCryptocurrency stolen by WaterPlum
“stealing $US10.71 million ($15.25 million) worth of cryptocurrency”
- 7,000accounts
AllegedAccounts from which WaterPlum stole cryptocurrency
“from 7,000 accounts”