We found North Korean engineers in our application pile. Here's what our ex-CIA co founders did about it.
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We found North Korean engineers in our application pile. Here's what our ex-CIA co founders did about it.
Cinder is part of a growing list of US-based tech companies that encounter engineering applicants who are actually suspected North Korean nationals. These North Koreans almost certainly work on behalf of the North Korean government to funnel money back to their government while working remotely via third countries like China. Since at least early 2023, many have applied to US-based remote-first tech companies like Cinder. If youâve been running into this issue, here are some tips for how you can handle this at your own company.
Itâs important to note that funding the North Korean government could constitute a crime given the sanctions the regime is under. And nobody wants that kind of paperwork headache!
Cinder is unique in our ability to interface with this issue given our co-foundersâ backgrounds as ex-CIA operatives, as well …
Cinder is part of a growing list of US-based tech companies that encounter engineering applicants who are actually suspected North Korean nationals. These North Koreans almost certainly work on behalf of the North Korean government to funnel money back to their government while working remotely via third countries like China. Since at least early 2023, many have applied to US-based remote-first tech companies like Cinder. If youâve been running into this issue, here are some tips for how you can handle this at your own company.
Itâs important to note that funding the North Korean government could constitute a crime given the sanctions the regime is under. And nobody wants that kind of paperwork headache!
Cinder is unique in our ability to interface with this issue given our co-foundersâ backgrounds as ex-CIA operatives, as well …