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Changpeng Zhao warns the crypto community of disguised North Korean hackers and how they infiltrate top crypto companies, whether it be through their employees or even as users seeking help. What are their top methods? Summary Changpeng Zhao mentions the methods often used by North Korean hackers to infiltrate crypto firms and their employees. So far, there have been a string of crypto hacks connected to state-funded hacking syndicates like Lazarus Group and Famous Chollima. In his recent post, Changpeng Zhao highlights the many ways North Korean hackers try to infiltrate top crypto companies. Many state-funded groups, like the notorious Lazarus Group, have been known to exploit blockchains and infiltrate major firms from the inside to steal data needed to gain access to crypto wallets and funds. “These North Korean hackers are advanced, creative and patient,” CZ remarked in his post. According to Changpeng Zhao, he has witnessed these methods used first-hand and heard stories of people who got scammed by the syndicates coming from North Korea. One of the methods he pointed out was how they would pose as job candidates to try to get hired by crypto companies so they can infiltrate them as insiders. “This gives them a “foot in the door.” They especially like dev, security, finance positions,” he added. And if they don’t get the job, they could switch gears by posing as recruitment agents who try to poach employees already working at crypto companies by posing as competitor sites looking for new talent. During the initial interview phase, CZ stated that these hackers will say there is a problem with the Zoom and urge the employee to update their Zoom through a shared link. Another method they often use is sending through a coding question that will require the user to run a “sample…

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