Ketman

Also reported as: OnlyDust freelance identities

A fabricated professional identity used in the DPRK remote IT-worker scheme. Everything below was filed under the heading “OnlyDust freelance identities (Ketman)” by the report that documented it.

IT Worker Fraud First reported 2025-04-16

LinkedIn accounts

Identifiers reported alongside

3 indicators filed under the same heading, each with its sources.

IndicatorTypeAccount status
https://fiverr.com/vincenzagiorgi6 fiverr account not checked
https://github.com/0xexp-po github profile removed checked 2026-09-30
bestselection18/Automation-bot malicious repository —

https://fiverr.com/vincenzagiorgi6

fiverr account IT Worker Fraud MATCHED IN SOURCE

Listed as vincenzagiorgi6

First seen 2025-04-16 · last seen 2025-04-16

Sources

  • The report on DPRK IT workers on the OnlyDust platform opens with the GitHub account 0xExp-po, finds in bestselection18's Automation-bot repository clues to how many fake identities the actor runs, and ties the V0410 identity to a Fiverr gig and a LinkedIn profile under the name Maksym Poplavskyi, deleted by the time of writing.
    www.ketman.org/dprk-it-workers-in-freelance-platform-onlyDust.html — bbsz (@blackbigswan) · under “OnlyDust freelance identities (Ketman)” · published 2025-04-16 · pulled 2026-09-29
  • …of this name (a Ukrainian name, a choice we observe being popular with DPRK actors) is active on the Fiverr and LinkedIn platforms: https://www.fiverr.com/vincenzagiorgi6/make-meme-coin-tax-token-presale-staking-pumpfun-on-ethereum-base-solana-ton https://ua.linkedin.com/in/maksym-poplavskyi-337b782bb…
    DPRK IT Workers in Open Source and Freelance Platforms - Ketman - Threat intelligence for remote and open source organizations — ketman.org · under “Third Actor and His Two Identities” · published 2025-04-16 · pulled 2026-09-27

https://github.com/0xexp-po

github profile IT Worker Fraud RESEARCHER POST removed checked 2026-09-30

First seen 2025-04-16 · last seen 2025-04-16

Source

  • The report on DPRK IT workers on the OnlyDust platform opens with the GitHub account 0xExp-po, finds in bestselection18's Automation-bot repository clues to how many fake identities the actor runs, and ties the V0410 identity to a Fiverr gig and a LinkedIn profile under the name Maksym Poplavskyi, deleted by the time of writing.
    www.ketman.org/dprk-it-workers-in-freelance-platform-onlyDust.html — bbsz (@blackbigswan) · under “OnlyDust freelance identities (Ketman)” · published 2025-04-16 · pulled 2026-09-29

bestselection18/Automation-bot

malicious repository IT Worker Fraud RESEARCHER POST Taken down checked 2026-10-01

First seen 2025-04-16 · last seen 2025-04-16

Source

  • The report on DPRK IT workers on the OnlyDust platform opens with the GitHub account 0xExp-po, finds in bestselection18's Automation-bot repository clues to how many fake identities the actor runs, and ties the V0410 identity to a Fiverr gig and a LinkedIn profile under the name Maksym Poplavskyi, deleted by the time of writing.
    www.ketman.org/dprk-it-workers-in-freelance-platform-onlyDust.html — bbsz (@blackbigswan) · under “OnlyDust freelance identities (Ketman)” · published 2025-04-16 · pulled 2026-09-29

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Disclaimer An entry here is not proof of DPRK affiliation or wrongdoing. A listed name, account or address may belong to an uninvolved person, so each entry is a lead to verify independently. What inclusion means. Ketman is the name an account presented under, not established to be the name of its operator.