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#2 BleepingComputer general September 19, 2026 at 14:05 UTC

North Korean WaterPlum hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide

By Bill Toulas

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A joint law enforcement advisory from the FBI, DoD, Japan's NPA, and agencies in Australia and Germany warns that North Korean hacking group WaterPlum compromised at least 30,000 devices across 100 countries between December 2025 and July 2026, funneling over $10.7 million in stolen cryptocurrency to Pyongyang by posing as AI and blockchain companies to target job applicants.

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