US EditionUS Cracks Down on North Korean Remote IT Worker Funding Scheme
UNITED STATES, JUL 01 – North Korean IT workers used stolen U.S. identities to infiltrate over 100 companies, generating $5 million to fund weapons programs, U.S. authorities said.
- The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges and asset seizures against a North Korean scheme to fund its weapons program through fraudulently obtained remote IT jobs with U.S. companies from 2021 to 2024.
- Prosecutors claimed that thousands of North Korean IT specialists disguised as U.S. or third-country nationals obtained remote work assignments with U.S. businesses during this period.
- The salaries from these fraudulent jobs were funneled through U.S.-based intermediaries into accounts controlled by North Korean agents, supporting the regime.
- Leah B. Foley stated that the threat from North Korean operatives is real and immediate, and emphasized the DOJ's commitment to protect U.S. businesses.
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