Today In Tech: More Details On The North Korea IT Remote Job Scandal #316
ComputerWorld, Thursday, July 10th, 2025
In this episode of Today in Tech, host Keith Shaw speaks with Brett Winterford, VP of Okta Threat Intelligence, about the rise of 'wage mole' campaigns, deepfake video interviews, and how companies were tricked into hiring fake personas with stolen identities.
Winterford details how these operations scale through AI-powered applicant tracking exploits, fraudulent laptop farms in the U.S., and how some actors even tested their fake resumes by creating fake companies to gather intel on what works. Learn the red flags to watch for, what industries are now being targeted, and how your organization can protect itself from this growing global threat.