North Korean IT Professionals in Cyber Incidents
ZachXBT, a notable blockchain investigator, has raised alarms regarding the involvement of North Korean IT professionals in a significant number of cyber incidents within the cryptocurrency sector. According to his analysis, these individuals have been implicated in at least 25 hacking and ransomware cases targeting crypto firms.
Discussion on Remote Employment
This revelation follows a discussion initiated by Amjad Masad, the CEO of Replit, who recently reported on social media the increasing trend of North Korean remote IT workers penetrating the U.S. job market using advanced AI tools to bypass traditional hiring procedures.
Masad described this surge not as an effort for espionage but rather as a means for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to secure financial resources through remote employment.
