“[Organisations should] consider various mitigation tactics such as updating the organisation’s hiring process to include asking the candidate to submit fingerprints for identity verification purposes, threat model the organisation’s hiring process, and more,” he said in a statement.
White paper on hiring scheme released
KnowBe4 has also released a white paper providing advice on how organisations can protect themselves from the hiring scam.
The white paper contains information on what the North Korean fake industry is like, signs to look out for, as well as the ways organisations can update their hiring process to prevent recruiting fake employees.
“Fake remote employees and contractors are now something everyone needs to worry about. Every organization should be updating its hiring policies, processes, and education to reflect this new reality.”
There are common signs of this fake employee hiring scheme both during and after the hiring process, Sjouwerman said.