Hackers Pose as Recruiters and Send Fake Coding Tests to Infect Software Developers

Their latest campaign delivers two cross-platform remote access tools, NodeRabbit and PollCat, through coding challenges that look like genuine take-home tests. Cybercriminals are posing as recruiters to turn routine job interviews into malware traps for software developers.

Hackers Pose as Recruiters and Send Fake Coding Tests to Infect Software Developers

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Cybercriminals are posing as recruiters to turn routine job interviews into malware traps for software developers.

Their latest campaign delivers two cross-platform remote access tools, NodeRabbit and PollCat, through coding challenges that look like genuine take-home tests.

The activity has reached victims in aviation, aerospace and financial technology across Egypt, Ethiopia and Afghanistan.

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Cybercriminals are posing as recruiters to turn routine job interviews into malware traps for software developers. Their latest campaign delivers two cross-platform remote access tools, NodeRabbit and PollCat, through coding challenges that look like genuine take-home tests. The activity has reached victims in aviation, aerospace and financial technology across Egypt, Ethiopia and Afghanistan.

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