
North Korean IT Workers Have Been Building Your Favorite DeFi Protocols for Seven Years
MetaMask researcher Taylor Monahan says DPRK operatives infiltrated 40+ DeFi platforms since DeFi summer, using fake identities and third-party intermediaries.
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MetaMask researcher Taylor Monahan says DPRK operatives infiltrated 40+ DeFi platforms since DeFi summer, using fake identities and third-party intermediaries.

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