Highlights:

  • Fraudulent job applicants posing as IT workers from countries like North Korea have infiltrated organizations, posing significant security risks.
  • HYPR encountered a potential fraud attempt during its onboarding process and successfully thwarted it using its Identity Assurance platform.
  • HYPR’s use of multi-layered identity verification, including biometrics and video verification, helped prevent the fraudulent hire from gaining access to their systems.
  • This issue is not limited to North Korea plots; fake workers and interview fraud are widespread and growing


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