Find XO: No One Is Yet Responsible for Identity Verification in Remote Hiring (techcrunch.com)

- The FBI has launched an investigation after identifying a remote IT worker employed by a U.S. government agency as a North Korean national. - The Department of Justice previously reported that 136 companies were victims, and in one case, $88 million was transferred to North Korea over six years. - The breach was not due to a careless company but an industry-standard remote onboarding process. - For small teams with many remote hires, it is immediately possible to add another identity verification step just before the offer and restrict initial week permissions.