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Laura Shin went undercover as a recruiter named “Sophie Wang” to conduct a job interview with a state-sponsored IT worker going by the name “Justin Lim.”
Lims’s online presence showed he had technical chops, multiple crypto dev gigs under his belt, and a privileged location. He had also allegedly stolen $2.7 million from MetaPlay in 2022.
The interview shows the quirks of chitchatting with a North Korean “IT worker,” how adept they can be with blockchain technology, and what questions give them away as henchmen for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Crypto companies Consensys to Sushi have unknowingly hired North Korean state hackers for years. This is what it looks like to ask the one question that gives them away.
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- Laura Shin – Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained
