Chris d'Eon
Chris d'Eon is a threat intelligence researcher at Flare. With a focus on Asian cybercrime and nation-state activity, he is particularly interested in the social and geopolitical motivations of threat actors, painting a more qualitative picture of the human environment in which threat actors emerge.
Session
The sun rises over Pyongyang, and a new shift begins for a global, remote IT workforce you likely employ. While the cybersecurity community tracks sophisticated state-sponsored actors, a quiet, effective army of North Korean IT workers has infiltrated Western organizations to evade sanctions and fund their state. They operate through a mix of purchased illicit accounts, stolen identities, and pirated software that leaves them uniquely susceptible to the very infostealers they utilize against others. We are currently observing a massive influx of these workers using sophisticated remote setups, fake resumes, and American collaborators. Are your hiring practices prepared to spot an applicant who isn't who they say they are? This talk pulls back the curtain on the DPRK IT worker playbook and operationalizes intelligence we’ve gathered by tracking their digital footprint.