In July 2024, KnowBe4 revealed that we had unknowingly hired a North Korean who was pretending to be someone else. We locked down the laptop that was sent to the fake employee within 25 minutes of receiving an alert that he was trying to do something suspicious, and at no time did the North Korean have access to customer data or systems.

In July 2024, KnowBe4 revealed that we had unknowingly hired a North Korean who was pretending to be someone else. We locked down the laptop that was sent to the fake employee within 25 minutes of receiving an alert that he was trying to do something suspicious, and at no time did the North Korean have access to customer data or systems.

Source: KnowBe4
Source Link: https://blog.knowbe4.com/hiring-north-korean-fake-employee-defenses