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Card 211 of 10002026-09-06 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-06

Derrik Goon’s $400 Hiring Trap

derrikgoon.com Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

Credibility concern recorded. The source reference remains available for verification and correction.

A first-person paid briefing about an alleged North Korean IT-worker operation that passed live coding interviews and placed workers inside US and UK companies.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-06 issue.

Field notes

The page organizes its alleged case around five operational areas: the physical laptop setup, interview and work tactics, target roles, payroll screening, and post-discovery response. It cites a claimed operation involving more than 1,000 applications and nine hires across the US and UK, while offering a 30-minute paid call and a referral list of firms that supposedly detected or deterred similar attempts. These figures and the cited media appearance remain site-reported claims.

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