North Korean Operatives Exposed in $680K Crypto Heist on Favrr
- A group of six North Korean operatives using fake identities to get jobs with unwitting crypto projects has been revealed to be responsible for a US$680,000 June theft from Web3 ‘fan economy’ platform Favrr.
- The revelation came after an anonymous hacker was able to infiltrate one of the operatives’ devices, subsequently sharing his haul of incriminating evidence with crypto sleuth ZachXBT.
- One of the North Korean operatives had been hired as Favrr’s CTO, while several other operatives filled more junior roles at the project.
A group of six North Korean operatives using at least 31 fake identities to gain developer jobs at unsuspecting crypto companies has been exposed as the culprits behind a…
