Kraken: Recently identified a North Korean hacker attempting to infiltrate the team by applying for a job

ChainCatcher news, Kraken stated that its team recently discovered a North Korean hacker attempting to infiltrate its team by applying for a job at Kraken. The name on the suspicious candidate's onboarding documents was different from the name on their resume, and it was quickly changed. Even more suspiciously, this candidate occasionally switched voices. Kraken received a list of email addresses associated with the hacker organization, one of which matched the email address the candidate used to apply to Kraken. Armed with this intelligence, Kraken's team conducted an investigation using open-source intelligence (OSINT) methods. In the final round of interviews, the team asked the candidate to verify their location, present a government-issued ID, and even recommend some local restaurants in their city. The interviewee was flustered and caught off guard, ultimately proving to be not a legitimate applicant, but an impersonator attempting to breach our systems.