North Korean Hackers: Google, Crypto, and Fake IDs – Oh My! 😱

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So, apparently, a tiny team of North Korean IT wizards-yes, the ones who swiped $680k in crypto like it was a snack-have been living their best double lives. 🕵️♂️ According to some juicy leaked screenshots (thanks, “unnamed source” 🎁), they’ve been Google-ing their way through crypto projects, renting computers, and basically living the remote work dream. Except, you know, illegally. 🤷♀️

ZachXBT (aka the Sherlock of Crypto) dropped this bombshell on X, giving us a VIP pass into the wild world of DPRK hackers. Turns out, these folks aren’t just good at stealing crypto-they’re also pros at stealing identities. Like, 31 fake identities. Thirty. One. 🥴 Government IDs, phone numbers, LinkedIn accounts-they’ve got it all. One of them even pretended to be a full-stack engineer at Polygon Labs. Bold move, my friend. 😏

Google: The Unlikely Accomplice 🕵️♀️

Here’s the kicker: these hackers are basically Google superusers. Google Drive, Chrome profiles, Korean-to-English translation tools-they’re living that Silicon Valley dream, just with a side of cybercrime. 🖥️ One spreadsheet even shows they spent $1,489.80 in May. On what? Probably fancy VPNs and coffee to fuel their late-night hacking sessions. ☕

Crypto Hackers: Still at It 💸

Oh, and remember that $680k Favrr hack in June? Yeah, ZachXBT says these guys are behind it. Wallet address “0x78e1a”? Totally theirs. And let’s not forget the CTO named “Alex Hong”-spoiler alert: he’s probably not even real. 🤖

But wait, there’s more! Their search history is a goldmine. “Can ERC-20 tokens be deployed on Solana?” and “Top AI companies in Europe?” Someone’s got big plans. Or maybe they’re just bored. 🤔

Crypto Firms: Do Better, Please 🙄

ZachXBT’s take? Crypto firms need to step up their hiring game. Like, seriously. These hackers aren’t exactly James Bond-they’re just sending a lot of applications and hoping for the best. And freelance platforms? Not helping. At all. 🤦♀️

Meanwhile, the US Treasury is like, “Enough!” and sanctioned a bunch of these folks last month. About time, right? 🇺🇸

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2025-08-14 05:33