Christina Chapman: New Details on Arizona Woman Sentenced in Scheme Involving North Korea

North Korea found a loophole in sanctions as its AI agents land actual remote jobs

A new report from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has revealed a troubling and fast-growing scheme in which North Korean spies, pretending to be remote IT workers, are getting jobs at Western companies. The main purpose of this operation is not just to steal information but to make money for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, which is under international sanctions but has already collected billions of dollars. This fake job scheme has …

North Korean spies posing as remote workers have infiltrated hundreds of companies, says CrowdStrike

North Korean IT workers are increasingly using generative AI to draft resumes and "deepfake" their appearances to make money for North Korea's sanctioned nuclear weapons program.

North Korean IT worker infiltrations exploded 220% over the past 12 months, with GenAI weaponized at every stage of the hiring process

The North Korean IT worker conspiracy is ramping up in intensity, with the regime’s software developers getting hired at hundreds of new companies in the past year, despite scrutiny from law enforcement and security firms. Crowdstrike cybersecurity expert Adam Meyers said the company investigates about one incident a day at this point because the attacks have grown so prolific.  Terrifying new fronts have emerged in a highly successful employmen…

CrowdStrike investigated 320 North Korean IT worker cases in the past year

North Korean operatives seeking and gaining technical jobs with foreign companies kept CrowdStrike busy, accounting for almost one incident response case or investigation per day in the past year, the company said in its annual threat hunting report released Monday. “We saw a 220% year-over-year increase in the last 12 months of Famous Chollima activity,” Adam Meyers, senior vice president of counter adversary operations, said during a media bri…

Christina Chapman: New details on Arizona woman sentenced in scheme involving North Korea

Between October 2020 and 2023, Christina Marie Chapman is said to have helped North Korean IT workers secure stolen identities of U.S. citizens and residents, and the identities were reportedly used to get the North Korean workers remote jobs with American companies.

Arizona Woman Sentenced to 102 Months for North Korean IT Scam

In a quiet suburb of Litchfield Park, Arizona, Christina Marie Chapman transformed her home into a high-tech hub for one of the most audacious cyber schemes tied to North Korea’s regime. The 50-year-old woman, recently sentenced to 102 months in federal prison, admitted to orchestrating a “laptop farm” that enabled foreign IT workers—many linked to Pyongyang—to masquerade as American remote employees, funneling millions in wages back to the isol…