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  A prominent cybersecurity training company just fell victim to an increasingly common scam when it hired a remote worker who turned out to be a North Korean cybercriminal that used AI deepfake tools to fake his identity and infiltrate the organization. The Florida-based company caught the would-be thief before he was able to steal any data, but he did attempt to load malware and execute unauthorized programs on firmwide systems in what could have been a damaging attack. “If something like this can happen to us, it can happen to almost anyone,” the CEO said in the wake of the cyberattack. What are the 10 things you can do to ensure you don’t fall for the same scam? What Happened? The Florida-based firm, which specializes in providing cybersecurity training across the globe, was hiring a remote software engineer for its internal IT AI team. It ended up hiring a remote worker for the job after a typical hiring process. It selected resumes from the applicant pool, conducted four vide...