According to CoinDesk, North Korea infiltrated the crypto industry by forging identities, and more than a dozen blockchain companies inadvertently hired IT employees from North Korea, including well-known projects such as Cosmos Hub, Injective, Fantom, Sushi, and Yearn Finance. The investigation found that these North Korean employees successfully passed interviews and background checks with false identities and transferred their salaries to blockchain addresses associated with the North Korean government. It is estimated that North Korean IT workers raise up to $600 million for the regime each year, partly to fund its nuclear weapons program. In addition, some companies that hired North Korean employees were hacked afterwards, including Sushi, which had $3 million stolen in 2021 due to malicious code.