LIVE WEBINAR
The DPRK Worker Threat: The Hiring Scheme Funding a Nation-State & How to Spot It
JULY 22ND, 10AM PT | 1 PM ET (30 MINUTES)
North Korean operatives are getting hired into real companies. They apply with stolen or synthetic identities, pass video interviews with deepfake help, collect a salary, and route the money back to the regime. Some go further once they’re inside.
This is happening now, across tech, financial services, and beyond.
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What you’ll take away
Michael Barnhart has spent years tracking the DPRK worker operation, and here he takes it apart: who the operatives are, how it works, and what they’re really after. Pindrop’s Katelyn Halbert joins with what these attempts look like inside a real hiring pipeline. You’ll leave knowing how to spot the threat before it signs an offer letter.
How the Operation Actually Works
the structure behind the fake-candidate scheme, from application to payday
What They're After
when it's a paycheck, when it's access, and how to tell the difference
Where it Breaks Down
the signals in interviews and virtual meetings that give operatives away, with real cases
