Security Breach
Taking Down of a North Korean Remote Access Scam
Apr 30, 2026
Eric Sorensen
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We’ve all seen or heard the reports about how hackers are using AI to elevate their attacks in obtaining funds and intellectual property from unsuspecting victims, or accessing some of their critical systems. Often, these nightmare incidents leave the names and companies out of the story to avoid any reputational fallout.
However, this episode's guest takes us beyond studies and second-hand accounts of AI’s potential in the hands of hackers. I’m not going to say too much, but I do hope that after watching or listening to Ryan LaSalle’s up close and personal encounter with a North Korean scammer, you’ll appreciate the need to take all that threat intelligence regarding AI and foreign blackhat operations very seriously.
Watch/listen as Ryan LaSalle, CEO of the human risk management company Nisos, describes how his company identified and disrupted this AI-fueled scam, the wide-reaching impacts such intrusions are having on key industries - especially manufacturing, and how to insulate your company from falling victim to such scams.
You can also read a full report on the investigation here.
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