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North Korean IT workers have infiltrated the Fortune 500

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145 points cwwc | 2 comments | 08 Apr 25 00:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.563s | source
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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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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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1. 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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2. 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.