US EditionUS Sanctions North Korean, Russian Actors over IT Worker Scheme Funding WMDs
UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The U.S. Treasury sanctioned North Korean and Russian firms that used falsified identities to employ IT workers abroad, generating millions to fund North Korea's weapons programs, officials said.
- The US imposed sanctions on individuals linked to a scheme recruiting North Koreans as American tech workers to fund Kim Jong-un's regime.
- The Treasury Department sanctioned Song Kum Hyok for facilitating the IT worker scheme linked to North Korea's government.
- Sanctions were also placed on Gayk Asatryan for employing North Korean IT workers through his Russia-based companies.
- The action highlights the need for vigilance against North Korea's efforts to fund its weapons of mass destruction programs.
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US sanctions North Korean, Russian actors over IT worker scheme funding WMDs
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Tuesday on North Korean and Russian individuals and entities facilitating information technology (IT) worker operations funding the regime’s nuclear and missile programs, the first time Washington has designated DPRK targets since Donald Trump became president. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced in a press release that […]
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