An Ethereum Foundation-backed security project says it identified 100 suspected North Korean IT workers operating across Web3 organizations.
The initiative also contacted 53 projects to warn that they may have hired active DPRK-linked operatives.
The Ethereum Foundation is drawing attention to a quieter threat inside crypto, one that begins long before any wallet is drained.
In a recap of its ETH Rangers program publishedon Thursday, the foundation highlighted the work of the Ketman Project, a stipend-backed initiative focused on identifying fake developers embedded in Web3 firms. Over a six-month period, the project says it identified 100 suspected DPRK IT workers and contacted 53 crypto projects to warn that they may have employed active North Korean operatives.
The threat starts before the exploit
That detail matters because the crypto industry still tends to frame North Korea mainly as an external hacking problem. The Ketman findings point to something more operational and, in
