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[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 90 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Wait, they hired someone without even having a video call?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 85 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Maybe they lied in the call and said they weren't a North Korean hacker. That would be the kind of devious thing a hacker might do.

[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 month ago (5 children)

They submitted a deep fake photo and never did a call.

To prevent a repeat, KnowBe4 is advising its peers in the industry to consider interviewing prospective employees on a video call to ensure they’re real

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Holy shit, this is classic. The next time I let my ADHD get the better of me and I accidentally click on a link in a spoof phishing email (and, yes, try to log in to whatever account they told me there was a problem with because I'm an idiot, you're so perfect, shut up) sent as a test by the IT department which results in them requiring me to take some KnowBe4 refresher course, I'm sending them this article and telling them "This one is a freebie."

[–] nexusband@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As someone managing KnowBe4 for our Clients, I'd actually let you pass with it... ;D

[–] aodhsishaj@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, shows that the internal client is researching security topics

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Ohh cool. Some of our security training is from them. Always seemed to be the most basic stuff too. Pretty awful they couldn't take the most basic step to ensure a person is who they say they are.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Oh lol, my company is/was using them to produce testing phishing emails to determine if employees can spot them. It is quite ironic they fell for the ultimate phish.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Astounding that they never did this.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 1 month ago

Wasn't there a case recently where some hackers in Hk videocalled and faked being a bank guys boss and got him to send over money.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Hey now, it's even on the USA visa application:

Do you seek to engage in or have you ever engaged in terrorist activities, espionage, sabotage, or genocide? ☐

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 1 month ago

Talk about one he'll of a security oversight for a "security firm"

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago

Did you expect there to be a portrait of Kim in the background?

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Probably was for a high stress, high turnover position where anyone competent and breathing would do.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Seems weird...but I have totally done two different job interviews where nobody has their camera on.

[–] alilbee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They didn't do one in this case, but I have heard stories of these sorts of malicious actors paying people stateside or elsewhere to take the video interviews. I've had to do ID checks on video in recent-ish interviews.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

And with deepfakes they could make the video call look like the person in the fake photo they sent.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 48 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] reddwarf@feddit.nl 52 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Business outsources work they were hired to do : smart business! Employee outsources his work he was hired to do: scam!

I hate that.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Yeah because fuck you and every single pleb.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Me too. I personally think it was brilliant.

[–] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

This is what would freak me out about work-from-home. If you can do your job from your living room, someone can probably also do it from China (and for a lot less money).

[–] TheBigBrother@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Tankies are coming for you!!