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Marwane Lairi
@habibtc
We almost hired a north Korean hacker You probably heard of stories of developers claiming to be Chinese of Japanese, but in reality working for a north Korean group of hackers that steal data and crypto from Decentralized Finance protocols. That can severely harm and destroy protocols that have multiple millions of dollars in TVL (Total Value Locked). A while ago, we were in a hiring process and some profiles were recommended to us by trusted sources. A developer with an impressive background in DeFi caught our attention and we brought him for interviews but something was off. He was claiming to be Chinese from Beijing, so to be sure we brought a Chinese speaking friend that was in fact from Beijing himself. The developer was not able to speak back. That’s when we knew we should cut him off right away. You might not have a friend from Beijing that speaks Chinese, so here’s what to do when there’s a doubt:
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Marwane Lairi
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- Ask for referrals - Always make calls with the camera on (huge red flag if he says he can’t) - Ask for full name and address, id if possible - Check his online presence, LinkedIn/X and other social media Never take the risk to hire if there’s an emergency without checking carefully, it could cost you way more at the end. It may be hard to hire the right profiles these times, but you can turn to agencies or head hunters that have done the right due diligences before you.
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