Japan police: North Korean IT worker applied to bitFlyer
- —Application for a bitFlyer engineer role was submitted in May 2025 under a false name
- —The applicant used multiple VPNs and Gmail, and refused to relocate to Japan
- —He demanded salary in cryptocurrency and looked at a second monitor during the interview
- —IP addresses of the applicant, the WaterPlum group and North Korean IT workers matched
Why it matters: Crypto exchanges remain a target for North Korean IT workers and hackers, raising hiring and infrastructure security risks.
Source: CoinDesk Japan