Join our analysts for an exclusive webinar revealing details from our most extensive public investigation to date. We’ve uncovered a highly advanced campaign by North Korean threat actors tied to the Contagious Interview subgroup.
Discover how fake crypto companies — BlockNovas LLC, Angeloper Agency, and SoftGlide LLC — were used to deliver malware through fake job interviews. You’ll see how malware strains like BeaverTail, InvisibleFerret, and OtterCookie are deployed to unsuspecting applicants. You’ll also learn how AI-generated employee profiles, built with tools like Remaker AI, are being used to add credibility to these fake operations.
This campaign takes modern trends in social engineering and blends them together with widely available AI tools to create a perfect mix of obfuscation to hide their infrastructure as Contagious Interview works to compromise their targets.
Whether you're a security professional, threat analyst, or work in digital identity, this is a critical briefing.
Technical level: Intermediate
Meet the Hosts
Martijn Grooten
Senior Threat Researcher at Silent Push
Martijn Grooten is a cybersecurity generalist with a particular focus on threat intelligence. After a brief stint in academic mathematics, he began his cybersecurity career at Virus Bulletin, where he ended up being responsible for the annual conference and the product tests.
In various roles and projects, he has focused on the cybersecurity of at-risk groups and people, including domestic abuse survivors and journalists.
He has spoken at many international security events, including BlackHat, RSA, Botconf, TROOPERS and Nullcon. He has also been quoted on cybersecurity by many international media outlets.
Zach Edwards
Senior Threat Researcher at Silent Push
Zach Edwards is a digital strategist, founder, and product expert with over 16 years of experience across various roles, including developer, product manager, and data architect. He began his career with 15 months on the digital team for President Obama’s 2007 campaign and went on to work on campaigns for NYC Mayor Bloomberg, Houston Mayor Bill White, and numerous other state, federal, and international political efforts.
As the founder and co-founder of several companies in the big/open data space, Zach established Victory Medium, a boutique analytics and strategy firm.
Zach has led dozens of product launches, sent millions of emails, and optimized ad spend for clients like The Food Revolution Network, Healthcare.com, Pavlok, Bodhi Tree, and many more. Additionally, he has directed digital strategy for two best-selling book campaigns, documentary launches, and a CEO turnaround for the 47-year-old Bodhi Tree bookstore.