US clamps down on N. Korean IT worker schemes affecting over 70 American firms
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it has clamped down on North Korean remote IT worker schemes that affected more than 70 American companies and generated millions of dollars in revenue allegedly linked to the North Korean regime. The department announced a series of recent coordinated law enforcement actions in Ohio and Texas, including an indictment, two arrests and the…
The U.S. Justice Department has taken action against North Korean remote IT worker schemes that targeted over 70 American companies, generating millions of dollars allegedly tied to the North Korean regime. In coordinated law enforcement operations conducted in Ohio and Texas, the department announced an indictment, two arrests, and the seizure of 187 computers utilized by North Korean IT workers to secure fraudulent employment positions in U.S. companies.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg emphasized that North Korea's regime exploits these schemes to generate revenue for various illicit activities, including the development of weapons potentially targeting the United States or its allies. North Korean IT workers employed stolen or fabricated identities and virtual private networks to obtain remote jobs in American companies, with the assistance of U.S.-based facilitators who provided company-issued laptops and facilitated the transfer of earnings to North Korean-controlled accounts.
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