North Korean IT Worker Unmasked After Refusing to Insult Kim Jong Un in Job Interview

**Executive summary:** A viral hiring-interview clip reportedly unmasked a suspected North Korean IT operative using a fabricated identity; researchers and hiring managers in crypto/DeFi are adopting the unconventional interview technique (asking candidates to insult Kim Jong Un) as an additional behavioral screening measure. The report warns this reflects a broader DPRK practice of deploying or remotely placing IT workers to generate revenue, exfiltrate data, or plant backdoors, and recommends using the human-behavior test alongside robust technical identity verification and monitoring.