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KnowBe4 Blog
Company blog · blog.knowbe4.comsecurity
KnowBe4 Blog is the company blog at blog.knowbe4.com, writing about security. Since 2013, 15 different Hacker News readers have linked it 18 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (11) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link KnowBe4's blog mainly for its post on a North Korean fake IT worker, cited as background in threads on that scheme and in jokes. Comments do not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 11 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
KnowBe4's blog keeps you informed about the latest in human and agent security including social and prompt engineering, ransomware and phishing attacks.
Most-linked posts?
- /how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us6 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2024-07-24
What Hacker News says?
You're assuming the process isn't automated. This could just be an app that gets them more green dots on their Github page. This developer might not even be a real person. https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-t...
Comment linking /how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
on “You did this with an AI and you do not understand what you're doing here”Submitted Kevin Mitnick selling 0day exploits is a good idea as a story · 3 points
HN discussion> This is nonsense. Users would be free to stick to the Apple app-store and apps. What it means is those that wish to install from alternative locations, can. And that will be great news to scammers, hackers and criminals that have been easily plaguing their malware and trojans on infected Android for years to do the same on iOS apps to go all open season on the platform. > Competition in the app store space is a go…
Comment linking /evolution-of-mobile-ransomware
on “EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, approved”Submitted These Incredibly Realistic Fake Faces Show How AI Can Now Mess with Us as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSo we are not going talk about the billions of Android phones still with unpatched 0 days that have been abandoned and haven't been fixed for years infected with ransomware? Is that why over the space of 8 years, there has been only ONE ransomware case for iOS found vs 7+ and counting on Android with 900,000 devices infected in just 30 days? [0] Of course you won't. Your comment is beside my point which I didn't say…
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on “EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, approved”Submitted Proof of Concept: Ransomware Strain Encrypts Cloud Email as a story · 2 points
HN discussionFable Security | https://fablesecurity.com/jobs | SF | Full-time | Backend Engineers, Full-stack Engineers Fable Security is tackling the most critical challenge in cybersecurity: human errors. Human error is the #1 cause of security breaches, yet employees lack effective ways to learn what they need to stay secure. Fable is here to change that. Fable’s mission is to prevent cyber attacks (see [1] [2] [3] below) by…
Comment linking /how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2024)”Submitted KnowBe4 Got a CEO Fraud Phishing Attack. Wrong Mark as a story · 2 points
HN discussionthey just out source the in person parts > It turns out there is a burgeoning sub-industry of college-aged males of Asian ancestry who cannot wait to get paid for participating in these schemes. There are Discord channels all around the world just for this. They make a few hundred to a few thousand dollars for allowing their identity to be misused or participating in the scheme. That way, they can interview in perso…
Comment linking /our-interview-of-a-north-korean-fake-employee
on “We identified a North Korean hacker who tried to get a job”Submitted CyberheistNews Vol 7 #11 [ALERT] New Ransomware Phishing Scheme Lets Wannabe as a story · 1 points
HN discussionFable Security | https://fablesecurity.com/jobs | SF | Full-time | Backend Engineers, Full-stack Engineers Fable Security is tackling the most critical challenge in cybersecurity: human errors. Human error is the #1 cause of security breaches, yet employees lack effective ways to learn what they need to stay secure. Fable is here to change that. Fable’s mission is to prevent cyber attacks (see [1] [2] [3] below) by…
Comment linking /how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2024)”Submitted New Massive Wave of CryptoLocker Ransomware Infections as a story · 1 points
HN discussionReminds me of https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-t... - I seem to remember it coming up here at the time.
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on “Fisker EVs Hired an IT Spy Who Funneled Millions to N. Korea's Missile Program”Submitted New Cellphone Phishing Hack Pulls Data Out Of Computer Over Air as a story · 1 points
HN discussionhttp://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deli... source: https://twitter.com/kevinmitnick
Comment linking /bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deliberately
on “Kevin Mitnick on NSA Leaks”This one; https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-t...
Comment linking /how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
on “North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor loaded malware”Direct post to the blog: https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-t... I'm a little skeptical of this orgs hiring practices in the sense that nobody met this guy, they hired him and some of the details are a little vague like: - Background check appears inadequate. Names used were not consistent. - References potentially not properly vetted. Do not rely on email references only. I'm wondering, was…
Comment linking /how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
on “North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor loaded malware”Preferably not too early in your career, lest your AI-generated mugshot cause you to be picked for a North Korean fake IT contractor. https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-t...
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