From PC Mag: To discourage North Korean IT workers from trying to secure jobs at US companies, Coinbase will require all new hires to visit the cryptocurrency exchange’s offices in person.
The company "started requiring everybody to....come to the US for orientation,” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said during a recent appearance on the "Cheeky Pint" podcast, which was spotted by Business Insider.
The FBI and cybersecurity vendors have uncovered North Koreans infiltrating hundreds of companies through freelance IT work and remote jobs. "It feels like there are 500 new people graduating every quarter from some kind of school they have [in North Korea]," Armstrong says.
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