[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-aggregator-north-koreas-crypto-scheme-it-16601924edb-8300-7508-a57c-62087308f331":3},{"id":4,"timestamp":5,"title":6,"content":7,"link":8,"preview":9,"tags":10,"predictedTags":11,"showTags":11,"source":12,"reactions":13,"selfReactions":14,"logo":15,"sourceId":16,"sourceUserId":17,"asset":18,"tagsCategories":19,"totalComments":20,"lang":21,"unique_views_count":20,"enrichStatus":18,"triageKind":17,"triageImportance":17,"expandEligible":17,"summarizeEligible":17,"eventEligible":17,"eventType":17,"eventAction":17},"north-koreas-crypto-scheme-it-16601924edb-8300-7508-a57c-62087308f331","1727898000000","North Korea’s Crypto Scheme: IT Worker Disguise Funds Military","\u003Cimg src=\"https://coinedition.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/North-Koreas-Crypto-Scheme-IT-Worker-Disguise-Funds-Military-380x214.jpg\" alt=\"North Korea's Crypto Scheme IT Worker Disguise Funds Military\" />\u003Cul>\u003Cli>North Korean IT workers infiltrated crypto projects using false identities.\u003C/li>\u003Cli>Funds laundered through decentralized exchanges finance North Korea’s military programs.\u003C/li>\u003Cli>The FBI and Treasury Department are increasing scrutiny of the crypto firms involved.  \u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp>North Korea is secretly infiltrating the cryptocurrency sector by disguising its citizens as IT workers and using other deceptive tactics to channel funds into the regime’s military programs.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The finding came through as U.S. authorities increased scrutiny on decentralized exchanges (DEX) involved in suspicious activities.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Investigations show how North Korea, known for exploiting vulnerabilities in cryptocurrency systems, is now preying on the sector’s decentralized and largely unregulated nature. Sources say DPRK-affiliated IT workers have falsified documents to gain access to high-profile blockchain projects undetected.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Many crypto companies, including startups, have unknowingly hired these workers, allowing North Korea to divert millions of dollars into its state-run organizations.\u003C/p>DeFi Platforms Particularly Vulnerable\u003Cp>By posing as freelancers, these workers have gotten jobs on major blockchain…\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The post \u003Ca href=\"https://coinedition.com/north-koreas-crypto-scheme-it-worker-disguise-funds-military/\">North Korea’s Crypto Scheme: IT Worker Disguise Funds Military\u003C/a> appeared first on \u003Ca href=\"https://coinedition.com\">Coin Edition\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>","https://coinedition.com/north-koreas-crypto-scheme-it-worker-disguise-funds-military/","https://coinedition.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/North-Koreas-Crypto-Scheme-IT-Worker-Disguise-Funds-Military.jpg","[\"Market\",\"Market News\",\"News\",\"Crypto Scam\",\"Cryptocurrency\"]","[]","166",[],[],"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/news-feeds/sources/coin-edition.png","Coin Edition",null,"","[\"Crypto\"]","0","EN"]