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Relevant twitter thread from a hiring manager who had one of these interviews: https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1520072367069876224 https://twitter.com/jonwu_/

Relevant twitter thread from a hiring manager who had one of these interviews: https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1520072367069876224 https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1520072367069876224

deadbunny 4y ago
Doesn't sound like any of the techniques used in the article were used in that thread, no deep fake vide, no deep faked voice. Just some Korean person (possibly) trying to gain access via remote working policies, and not very well by the sounds of it.
whimsicalism 4y ago
Seems like scant evidence to conclude that you were interviewing a North Korea hacker but I guess many on blockchain twitter are more credulous than I am. > The "Okay?" is a DEAD FUCKING GIVEAWAY this guy is Korean. ....right.
- mhh__ 4y ago
  Well I can tell someone is dutch based on their accent, it's not that far fetched.
- notahacker 4y ago
  An interviewee speaking quite formal English quite badly, punctuating sentences with question words and having an accent that isn't Korean-American but sounds a bit like it, and interviewing somewhere with lot of background noise because he apparently doesn't have an independent space to work in is actually pretty consistent with him being from Hong Kong like he said he was...
- superfrank 4y ago
  I agree. The guy posted that tweet even admits that he's jumping to conclusions. First tweet: > No bullshit I think I just interviewed a North Korean hacker. 21st tweet: > In reality, I have no idea if these even were North Korean hackers. Bobby could've been, well, just a really incompetent dude.
- __derek__ 4y ago
  The logical turn after "For better or worse, this is where I hang up, a little shaken." is really something else.
- shard 4y ago
  Yes, that statement by itself is a bit extreme, however I believe the person on twitter was combining it with the other aspects. I did find that, at least for South Koreans, they sometimes use "Okay" in a way that would be considered non-standard by Westerners (I have no experience with North Koreans). Often times they would use "okay" more as a check or confirmation that something was heard, than an agreement. So someone saying "okay" to you could mean that they acknowledge that they heard you, rather than them agreeing with your statement. Thus, it seems like the Twitter poster was pointing out that non-standard usage and correlating it with his Korean experience.
pembrook 4y ago
Or...an example of someone writing a sensational, mostly invented story using classic twitter thread growth hacking techniques (ending each tweet on a cliffhanger, etc. etc). I'm immediately skeptical of tales written by someone who works in "growth" and has 60k followers from writing twitter threads.

Relevant twitter thread from a hiring manager who had one of these interviews: https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1520072367069876224 https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1520072367069876224

deadbunny 4y ago

Doesn't sound like any of the techniques used in the article were used in that thread, no deep fake vide, no deep faked voice. Just some Korean person (possibly) trying to gain access via remote working policies, and not very well by the sounds of it.

whimsicalism 4y ago

Seems like scant evidence to conclude that you were interviewing a North Korea hacker but I guess many on blockchain twitter are more credulous than I am. > The "Okay?" is a DEAD FUCKING GIVEAWAY this guy is Korean. ....right.

mhh__ 4y ago
Well I can tell someone is dutch based on their accent, it's not that far fetched.
notahacker 4y ago
An interviewee speaking quite formal English quite badly, punctuating sentences with question words and having an accent that isn't Korean-American but sounds a bit like it, and interviewing somewhere with lot of background noise because he apparently doesn't have an independent space to work in is actually pretty consistent with him being from Hong Kong like he said he was...
superfrank 4y ago
I agree. The guy posted that tweet even admits that he's jumping to conclusions. First tweet: > No bullshit I think I just interviewed a North Korean hacker. 21st tweet: > In reality, I have no idea if these even were North Korean hackers. Bobby could've been, well, just a really incompetent dude.
__derek__ 4y ago
The logical turn after "For better or worse, this is where I hang up, a little shaken." is really something else.
shard 4y ago
Yes, that statement by itself is a bit extreme, however I believe the person on twitter was combining it with the other aspects. I did find that, at least for South Koreans, they sometimes use "Okay" in a way that would be considered non-standard by Westerners (I have no experience with North Koreans). Often times they would use "okay" more as a check or confirmation that something was heard, than an agreement. So someone saying "okay" to you could mean that they acknowledge that they heard you, rather than them agreeing with your statement. Thus, it seems like the Twitter poster was pointing out that non-standard usage and correlating it with his Korean experience.

pembrook 4y ago

Or...an example of someone writing a sensational, mostly invented story using classic twitter thread growth hacking techniques (ending each tweet on a cliffhanger, etc. etc). I'm immediately skeptical of tales written by someone who works in "growth" and has 60k followers from writing twitter threads.