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North Korean IT workers have infiltrated the Fortune 500

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145 points cwwc | 6 comments | 08 Apr 25 00:47 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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CSMastermind ◴[08 Apr 25 02:47 UTC] No.43617923[source]▶
My company accidently employed on for about 3 days until we realized what was happening and cut them loose.

I recognize this was likely sourced from a PR agency working for a security product meant for global employee verification but I can attest they are addressing a real problem.

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xxr ◴[08 Apr 25 02:50 UTC] No.43617941[source]▶
How did you figure out what was going on?
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1. CSMastermind ◴[08 Apr 25 03:11 UTC] No.43618038[source]▶
Lots of red flags in the paperwork combined with strange behavior and him accidentally connecting one time without a VPN.

We're a startup so I don't think the end goal was to scam us per se but more to get money or more likely build credibility.

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2. KiranRao0 ◴[08 Apr 25 03:18 UTC] No.43618065[source]▶
Everything I hear something like “to get money and more credibility”, I can’t help myself thinking of the Key and Peele sketch about robbing a bank:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceijkZQI1HM&pp=ygUZUm9iIGEgY...

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3. kevmo314 ◴[08 Apr 25 03:30 UTC] No.43618118[source]▶
I too work to get money or more likely build credibility.
4. aussieguy1234 ◴[08 Apr 25 03:41 UTC] No.43618165[source]▶
They were probably "severely punished" for the slip up of not using their VPN...
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5. yieldcrv ◴[08 Apr 25 06:31 UTC] No.43618913[source]▶
Thats literally whats happening.

They aren’t “infiltrating”, they’re doing the work and building your products

Its the most benign thing ever and more akin to violating work authorization than IT security issues or economic sanctions

6. verisimi ◴[08 Apr 25 08:09 UTC] No.43619430[source]▶
I can't believe that this would be an option they would be able to adjust.