Published 11 months ago

US Issues Fresh North Korea Sanctions on 'Illicit' IT Workforce

The US and South Korea have announced new North Korea sanctions targeting thousands of IT workers whose labors allegedly finance North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and missile programs.
One individual, Kim Sang Man, and the North Korea-based Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Company were sanctioned jointly by the US and South Korea in relation to their IT worker activities.
North Korea oversees thousands of IT workers around the world, primarily located in China and Russia, and these workers hide their identities, locations, and nationalities, and use forged documentation to apply for jobs.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

News18 India

US Slaps Sanctions on North Korea over 'Malicious Cyber Activity'

The targets of the US sanctions generate revenue by stealing funds from global financial institutions and other entities

11 months ago·India

Read Full Article

Reuters

US, South Korea issue fresh North Korea sanctions on 'illicit' IT workforce

The United States and South Korea on Tuesday announced new North Korea sanctions related to thousands of IT workers, many operating in China and Russia, whose labors allegedly help fund weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, they said.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

NDTV

US Sanctions North Korea Over 'Malicious Cyber Activity'

The US government on Tuesday announced new sanctions on North Korean groups for what is said was the use of hackers to raise money for Pyongyang's weapons programs. The targets of the sanctions "generate revenue by stealing funds from global financial institutions and other entities," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. North Korea deploys thousands of tech workers abroad who engage in "malicious cyber activities that support …

11 months ago·New Delhi, India

Read Full Article

The Star Kuala Lumpur

US issues fresh North Korea sanctions - Treasury Department website

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday issued new North Korea-related sanctions against four organizations and one individual involved in hiding funds and malicious cyber activites, the Treasury Department said. Read full story

11 months ago·Malaysia

Read Full Article

The Hill

Treasury sanctions cyber actors tied to North Korea

The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Tuesday against cyber actors, including four entities and one person, for hiding illicit funds and engaging in malicious cyber activity that supports the North Korean regime. The agency said the North Korean government, known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), often employs cyber and IT workers to steal funds, including…

11 months ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

National Post

US issues fresh North Korea sanctions on 'illicit' IT workforce

WASHINGTON -- The United States on Tuesday announced new North Korea sanctions related to thousands of IT workers, many operating in China and Russia, whose labors allegedly help fund weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, the Treasury Department said.

11 months ago·Canada

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.