Web3 Security Alert! 100 North Korean IT personnel lurking in crypto projects, Ethereum Foundation issues urgent warning



Security issues in the crypto industry have once again attracted attention.

The Ethereum Foundation recently disclosed that its funded Ketman security project has identified approximately 100 suspected North Korean IT personnel embedded in Web3 projects over the past six months.

At the same time, the project has issued security warnings to about 53 crypto project teams, alerting them that they may have unknowingly hired related developers.

📊 Core issue: Fake developers

The Ketman project focuses on an increasingly serious problem—
“Fake developers infiltrating Web3 projects.”

These personnel typically:

Falsify technical backgrounds
Apply for remote development positions using fake identities
Infiltrate crypto project teams to obtain funding or technical resources

Such security risks are especially difficult to detect in the decentralized industry.

🔎 Security tools and industry collaboration

To help the industry identify potential risks, the Ketman team has also:

Developed open-source tools for detecting suspicious GitHub activity
Collaborated with Security Alliance
Jointly established industry standards for identifying North Korean IT personnel

This project is part of the ETHRangers Public Safety Funding Program, aimed at enhancing the overall security capabilities of the Web3 ecosystem.

🌍 Industry insights

As the crypto industry grows, security issues are continuously escalating.
For project teams, besides technological innovation, there is a greater need to focus on:

Team background verification
Developer identity authentication
Open-source code security management

Because in the Web3 world, security is often more important than growth.

🌱 A message to the industry

In the crypto world,
Technology determines the height, but security determines how far you can go.

Projects that can truly withstand cycles,
Depend not only on innovation but also on long-term trust and security systems. 🔐🚀
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