BlockBeats news, October 2, according to CoinDesk, more than a dozen cryptocurrency companies unknowingly hired IT employees from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including mature blockchain projects such as Injective, ZeroLend, Fantom, Sushi, Yearn Finance and Cosmos Hub. These workers used fake IDs, successfully passed interviews, passed background checks, and provided real work experience.

In the United States and other countries that sanction North Korea, it is illegal to hire North Korean workers. Multiple companies hired North Korean IT employees and were subsequently hacked. "Everyone is trying to filter these people out," said Zaki Manian, a well-known blockchain developer. He accidentally hired two North Korean IT employees to help develop the Cosmos Hub blockchain in 2021.

U.S. authorities have recently stepped up warnings that North Korean information technology (IT) workers are infiltrating technology companies and using the proceeds to fund nuclear weapons programs. A survey shows that North Korean job seekers are particularly active and frequent in targeting cryptocurrency companies - successfully interviewing, passing background checks, and even showing an impressive history of code contributions on the open source software repository GitHub.