For the last few years, North Koreans have gotten remote jobs at hundreds of Western companies pretending to be from somewhere else, using fake resumes, and sometimes with the help of American collaborators.
It’s been a major problem for years, as North Korea remains highly sanctioned by the U.S. and European governments because of the regime’s banned nuclear weapons program, meaning companies are not allowed to hire North Koreans. Over time, someone realized that there could be a way to expose possible North Koreans during the interview process: Ask the suspected impostor to insult the country’s dictator Kim Jong Un, given that insulting him is illegal in the country and can result in harsh punishments.
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Source: TechCrunch News
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