North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting Europe
- DPRK IT workers are globally expanding operations, notably increasing activity in Europe since late October 2024.
- Heightened awareness and US law enforcement actions are driving the expansion and tactic evolution of DPRK IT workers.
- DPRK IT workers seek employment across Europe, particularly in defense and government, using fake personas and credentials.
- DPRK IT workers use online platforms and cryptocurrency to obscure their identities and receive payments.
- The expansion and tactic evolution of DPRK IT workers suggests they are adaptable and determined to maintain revenue streams.
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North Korean IT workers boost European schemes through network of ‘facilitators’
North Korea’s overseas IT workers are reportedly expanding their European operations to raise illicit funds for the regime’s goals with the support of “facilitators,” while simultaneously ramping up extortion campaigns against companies they have infiltrated. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said in a report released on Wednesday that DPRK IT worker operations have advanced rapidly […]
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