Odaily Planet Daily reported that the American cryptocurrency exchange Kraken disclosed that its team discovered a North Korean hacker disguised as a job seeker for an engineering position, attempting to infiltrate the company. After receiving warnings from industry partners about North Korean hackers targeting cryptocurrency firms, Kraken identified that the email used by the candidate was linked to a hacker organization. The security team, through open-source intelligence analysis, found that the hacker applied for positions at multiple companies using several false identities and detected technical anomalies, such as the use of a VPN and forged identification documents. Kraken ultimately revealed the hacker's identity through verification testing and reported it to U.S. authorities.