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North Korea LinkedIn hackers are targeting Brits in wave of fake job scams

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Brits have been hit hardest by North Korean LinkedIn hackers in wave of fake job scams. The Lazarus Group, which notoriously hacked Sony Pictures in 2014, was found to be ratcheting up its efforts to steal cryptocurrency in May, when a South Korean cyber-security firm raised the alarm.

In their latest scam, they have targeted Britons, with a new report showing that the UK is in the top three countries accessing an infected link, behind only the US and China.

Overall, the hackers are very profitable for North Korea and are estimated to be generating hundreds of millions of pounds for the secretive state.

The latest scam targets people using the networking website LinkedIn, promising them a dream job and inducing them to open an dodgy

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