A high-ranking Amazon official said that the company found and stopped more than 1,800 job applications from people who were thought to be North Korean agents trying to get into the tech giant. These efforts show that there are still cybersecurity risks from state-sponsored groups trying to get to sensitive corporate data and infrastructure. The leak shows how strong Amazon’s defenses are as worries about global cyber espionage grow.
Hackers from North Korea are using fake job applications more and more to get people into big tech companies, where they can steal data and install ransomware. People who apply often pretend to be freelancers or remote workers and use stolen identities and fake credentials to get past the first screenings. Amazon’s detection systems picked up on strange things like profiles that didn’t match up and IP traces that led to known bad actors.
In addition, the leader in e-commerce used advanced AI-driven screening to stop these attempts, which could have led to breaches that would have cost millions. This event fits with the U.S. government’s larger warnings that North Korea’s cyber operations are funding the country’s government through illegal tech jobs. Companies that make technology all over the world are now being told to improve their hiring processes.
