Gate.us hired a North Korean remote worker who tapped into Sumsub and Elliptic KYC/AML procedures to launder funds for North Korea

Uncovering a crazy story where a North Korean was hired to work at major crypto exchange gate(.)us and literally tapped into calls with identity verification firm, Sumsub, and blockchain Analytics firm, Elliptic, where they designed the KYC/AML procedures meant to stop North Korea from laundering funds using Gate(.)us.

This allowed them to reverse-engineer the exchange's compliance logic. He was even testing the system using the profiles of real FBI fugitives to find blind spots.

Automated Laundering: The operative built a Telegram-based bot to automate USDT washing, utilizing TRON "energy lending" mechanisms to slash transaction fees by 85% while moving illicit funds.