Korea opportunities | What tell-tale signs can help HR identify fake North Korean candidate profiles?

North Koreans using fake profiles to get tech jobs has become commonplace on recruitment platforms, but there are tell-tale signs you can look for to spot them, say experts.

The DOJ (Department of Justice) has said that over the past couple of years, the North Koreans have quietly made their way into Fortune 500 companies, potentially putting US national security at risk.

It’s now gotten to a point where some experts say that it's hard to find a major company that the North Koreans have not targeted.

How recruiters can spot North Korean fake candidates

A report on CNN saw interviews with leading experts from cybersecurity firms and reviewed dozens of open source data sets from North Korean computers to understand how the North Korean IT workers operate.