Des hackers nord-coréens ont volé 400 millions de dollars grâce à des appels vidéo truqués à l'IA, selon le FBI
Hackers linked to North Korea stole more than $400 million by using rigged video calls powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the U.S. FBI said Thursday.
In November, the US federal police accused hackers affiliated with Pyongyang of hacking $6 billion from the Binance cryptocurrency platform, accusations that North Korea rejects.
"The North Korean regime is using the profits from large-scale cryptocurrency thefts to fund its illegal weapons programs, stealing billions of dollars in recent years," said FBI cyber director Brett Leatherman.
According to the US agency, in addition to the Binance attack, North Korean hackers have "aggressively" targeted individuals using "deceptive social engineering tactics".
These activities, described by the FBI as "FaceStealer", have led to the theft of more than $400 million over the past 18 months.
The hackers impersonate someone known to the victim, and lure them into a "deepfake" video exchange rigged using AI.
Using a technical problem as a pretext, they trick their victims into clicking on a link, which installs pirate software on their device, which will exploit all available data.
"FaceStealer is a highly effective social engineering scheme, capable of deceiving even the most technically skilled and security-conscious computer users," said Patrick Grandy, deputy director of the FBI's Los Angeles office.
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