North Korean IT team disguised themselves as developers to defraud $3.5 million over months
On Wednesday, blockchain investigator ZachXBT disclosed on the X platform confidential documents obtained by an anonymous hacker, revealing a criminal network composed of North Korean IT professionals. This team carried out fraud and hacking activities by posing as legitimate software engineers and full-stack developers. Since its operations began at the end of November, it illegally earned over $3.5 million in just a few months. According to Woofun AI monitoring, the core members led by the codename “Jerry” managed a team of 140 individuals, achieving an average monthly income growth of around $1 million. The funds were transferred through an illegal website called luckyguys.site.