Executive Summary

North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have compromised at least 30,000 devices in over 100 countries, targeting web designers, engineers, and crypto specialists. The operation siphoned funds or credentials from more than 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets, totaling $10.71 million in stolen assets.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: The Hacker News - Published Date: 2026-09-21T17:19:00+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have compromised at least 30,000 devices located in more than 100 countries and siphoned funds or account credentials from over 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets, according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory. The primary targets of the campaign are individual web designers, engineers, and specialists in cryptocurrency,

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