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I Interviewed a North Korean Hacker Posing as a Crypto Dev
Published 6 days, 17 hours ago
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For years, North Korean operatives have infiltrated crypto companies by posing as freelance developers, funneling stolen funds back to the regime. Laura Shin went undercover as a recruiter named "Sophie Wang" to interview one of them — a capable blockchain engineer tied to a $2.7M hack — and tested the one request known to shut these interviews down cold: say something negative about Kim Jong Un. Watch what happens.
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