Cybersecurity experts say that North Korea may have ramped up its cyber activities on social media since the COVID-19 pandemic began, targeting remote workers as they spend more time online.

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaints Center, there was a 61% increase in the number of suspected cybercrimes reported in 2020, with nearly 800,000 complaints filed. That huge jump coincides with an increase in hacking attempts from North Korea.

“In the North Korea case, we’re seeing more attempts in the past year and a half from North Korean operators to use social media to compromise potential victims,” said