Crypto Trust Crisis — The “Kim Jong‑Un Test” Is Exposing Secret North Korean Moles

Amidst yet another big hack attributed to North Korea-linked operatives, some crypto builders have confessed they are passing tests during interviews to developers to make sure they are not North Korean agents. The Fool-Proof “Kim Jong‑Un Test” For Crypto Developers Once again, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is responsible for some action movie-sounding moves. Following the attribution of the April 1st $285 million attack on Drift Protocol to UNC4736, a North Korea–aligned, state‑sponsored hacking group, multiple crypto industry actors have taken to the social network X to share their fears and methods to combat what essentially are DPRK secret agents. All details on the long‑term social engineering, fake professional personas, in‑person conference meetings and compromised tooling employed in the attack can be consulted on a yesterday’s article in our sister’s website Bitcoinist. Unbelievable and hilarious as it may sound, the most straightforward strategy some of the