Deceptive Job Recruitment

14 reports

Deceptive Job Recruitment United States United States North Korea [+4] Sanctions Framework Creation Identity Concealment Remote Employment Infiltration Money Laundering

FBI Global Threat Page Documents DPRK IT Worker Sentencing in Revenue Generation Scheme

Two U.S. nationals sentenced for facilitating fraudulent remote IT worker schemes generating funds for North Korea.
Deceptive Job Recruitment China Australia Canada [+10] Germany United Kingdom United States China Transnational Repression Legal Weaponization Secret Police Station Diaspora Surveillance Psychological Manipulation Individual Targeting

ICIJ Investigation Finds Beijing's Global Dissident Campaign Escalating One Year After China Targets

Chinese intelligence operatives now posing as corporate recruiters to systematically target overseas officials, journalists, and activists.
Deceptive Job Recruitment China Australia Canada [+6] New Zealand United Kingdom United States China Asset Recruitment Professional Network Recruitment

Chinese Intelligence Operations Deploy Professional Network Recruitment Campaign

Five Eyes alliance warns of systematic espionage targeting government and military personnel
Deceptive Job Recruitment China Global China [+2] Identity Spoofing Media Intimidation

Chinese Government Deploys Fake Whistleblower Operations Against International Journalists During 2026

Sophisticated social engineering campaign targets global investigative journalism organizations with fabricated sources
Deceptive Job Recruitment Unknown Germany Other [+2] Identity Spoofing Social Media Hijacking

German Bundestag President Targeted in Signal Phishing Attack via Fake CDU Group

Julia Klöckner received fraudulent messages through compromised Signal chat impersonating party colleagues
Deceptive Job Recruitment North Korea United States United States [+4] North Korea Technology Transfer Identity Concealment Remote Employment Infiltration

FBI Global Threat Assessment Documents North Korean IT Worker Infiltration at Scale

Bureau identifies sophisticated credential fraud enabling DPRK operatives to embed within unwitting Western technology companies.
Deceptive Job Recruitment China United States China [+3] Economic Coercion Document Forgery Advanced Persistent Threat Operations

Chinese State-Sponsored APT41 Hackers Target U.S. Trade Officials During 2025 Policy Negotiations

Advanced cyber espionage campaign compromises trade policy stakeholders through sophisticated social engineering and document weaponization during critical diplomatic negotiations
Deceptive Job Recruitment China Iran Russia [+6] United States China Academic Espionage Technology Transfer Professional Network Recruitment Academic Disclosure Concealment

ODNI NCSC Documents Comprehensive Foreign Targeting of U.S. Academic Research Infrastructure

National Counterintelligence Security Center assessment details multi-vector foreign exploitation of university research ecosystems.
Deceptive Job Recruitment North Korea United States North Korea [+5] Cyber Espionage Economic Coercion Identity Concealment AI Profile Generation Remote Employment Infiltration

North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate US Companies Using AI-Enhanced Identity Fraud

Remote employees generate regime revenue while accessing sensitive corporate networks
Deceptive Job Recruitment North Korea United States North Korea [+4] Identity Spoofing Malware Distribution Cryptocurrency Theft AI-Enhanced Social Engineering

North Korean Hackers Target Cryptocurrency Firms with Advanced Social Engineering Campaigns

FBI warns of sophisticated impersonation tactics designed to steal digital assets and fund weapons programs
Deceptive Job Recruitment Iran Israel Iran [+3] Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Asset Recruitment

Iranian Operations Target Israeli Citizens Through Deceptive Recruitment During Gaza Conflict

Tehran's influence campaigns exploit wartime tensions to sow distrust and incite internal divisions
Deceptive Job Recruitment China Iran Russia [+7] United States China Academic Espionage Technology Transfer Asset Recruitment Grant Fraud Concealment Academic Disclosure Concealment

House Subcommittee Documents Foreign State Plots Targeting U.S. Research and Development Infrastructure

Congressional hearing exposes systematic foreign exploitation of American university research programs through scholars operating as intelligence vectors.
Deceptive Job Recruitment Australia Australia United Kingdom [+6] United States Other Academic Espionage Influence Operations Social Media Monitoring Professional Network Recruitment

Fivecast Tradecraft Team Documents Modern Foreign Interference and Espionage Threat Architecture

Intelligence sector practitioners detail systematic multi-domain threat landscape facing democratic governments and private sector targets.
Deceptive Job Recruitment United States United States China [+4] Asset Recruitment Professional Network Recruitment Counter-Interference Legislation Threat Intelligence Bulletin

FBI Launches Company Man Economic Espionage Awareness Campaign Targeting Corporate Sector

Bureau deploys nationwide outreach to educate U.S. industry on foreign intelligence service recruitment methods and trade secret theft operations.
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