Journalist Laura Shin, host of the Unchained podcast, conducted an undercover interview with a suspected North Korean state-sponsored hacker. Posing as a recruiter named Sophie Wang, she screened an individual calling himself Justin Lim, who demonstrated strong smart contract security skills but was evasive when asked about North Korean leadership. Investigators subsequently linked him to a $2.7 million theft from the MetaPlay project in 2022. North Korean operatives are estimated to have stolen over $6 billion from crypto enterprises in recent years, with stolen funds reportedly supporting the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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