By A.J. Vicens, Anton Zverev and James Pearson
NORTH Korean cyber spies created two businesses in the U.S., in violation of Treasury sanctions, to infect developers working in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious software, according to cybersecurity researchers and documents reviewed by Reuters.
The companies, Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC were set up in the states of New Mexico and New York using fake personas and addresses, researchers at Silent Push, a U.S. cybersecurity firm, told Reuters. A third business, Angeloper Agency, is linked to the campaign, but does not appear to be registered in the United States.
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