Amazon 'Fights' 1,800 North Korean Operatives Targeting US Jobs to 'Get Hired, Get Paid, Fund Weapons'

A top Amazon official revealed that the company received over 1,800 job applications filled by suspected North Korean agents ...

Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents

Amazon's chief security officer said North Koreans tried to apply for remote working IT jobs using stolen or fake identities.

Amazon Detects North Korean Imposter Through Subtle Keyboard Lag, Exposing Broader Infiltration Efforts

Amazon has disclosed that a suspected North Korean operative was identified inside its workforce after an unusual technical detail drew the attention of its internal security teams.
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North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location

A North Korean imposter was uncovered, working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S., after their keystroke input lag raised ...

Fractions of a second betray North Koreans

IT professionals from North Korea are infiltrating Western companies under false identities. By working remotely, they ...

Amazon security head Stephen Schmidt on catching North Korean operative posing as IT worker: Typed commands on his laptop were…

A North Korean operative posing as a remote IT worker for an Amazon contractor was caught after security protocols detected a ...