{
 "tag": "waterplum",
 "name": "Waterplum",
 "group": "Other",
 "incidents": [
  {
   "slug": "waterplum-contagious-interview-advisory-sep-2026",
   "title": "Joint advisory: North Korea's WaterPlum fake-job campaign infected 30,000 devices, hit 7,000+ wallets",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/waterplum-contagious-interview-advisory-sep-2026",
   "json": "https://drains.watch/i/waterplum-contagious-interview-advisory-sep-2026.json",
   "status": "live",
   "severity": "critical",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "verification": "verified",
   "ai": {
    "role": "ai-lure",
    "note": "The attackers reportedly use AI face-swapping software during online job interviews, then turn off their cameras and blame network problems."
   },
   "chains": [
    "multi-evm"
   ],
   "method": "social-engineering",
   "product": "Crypto, AI and NFT developers and job seekers",
   "tags": [
    "multi-evm",
    "social-engineering",
    "dprk",
    "waterplum",
    "contagious-interview",
    "fake-job-interview",
    "npm",
    "vscode",
    "beavertail",
    "invisibleferret",
    "ottercookie",
    "stoatwaffle",
    "infostealer",
    "ai"
   ],
   "amountUsd": 10710000,
   "victims": 7000,
   "startedAt": "2026-09-18",
   "closedAt": null,
   "updatedAt": "2026-10-22T21:53:35.016Z",
   "summary": "On 18 September 2026 Japanese, US, Australian and German authorities warned that the North Korean group WaterPlum, linked to the 'Contagious Interview' campaign, infected at least 30,000 devices in more than 100 countries between December 2025 and July 2026. Posing as AI, crypto or NFT firms and recruiters, they get targets to run code during fake interviews and coding tests, including malicious npm packages and VS Code projects, then steal private keys, seed phrases and passwords. Funds or credentials were taken from over 7,000 wallets, and more than 1.7 billion yen (about $10.71M) went to North Korea. The advisory does not say the campaign has stopped."
  }
 ],
 "changes": [
  {
   "incident": "waterplum-contagious-interview-advisory-sep-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Joint advisory: North Korea's WaterPlum fake-job campaign infected 30,000 devices, hit 7,000+ wallets",
   "severity": "critical",
   "status": "live",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "date": "2026-09-19",
   "title": "BleepingComputer reported the advisory's figures: 30,000+ infected devices, 7,000+ wallets hit and over 1.7 billion yen stolen.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-waterplum-hackers-infected-30-000-devices-worldwide/",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/waterplum-contagious-interview-advisory-sep-2026"
  },
  {
   "incident": "waterplum-contagious-interview-advisory-sep-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Joint advisory: North Korea's WaterPlum fake-job campaign infected 30,000 devices, hit 7,000+ wallets",
   "severity": "critical",
   "status": "live",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "date": "2026-09-18",
   "title": "Japan, the US, Australia and Germany issued a joint advisory on WaterPlum covering activity from December 2025 to July 2026.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-waterplum-hackers-infected-30-000-devices-worldwide/",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/waterplum-contagious-interview-advisory-sep-2026"
  }
 ]
}