{
  "id": 16161548,
  "title": "Suspected N. Korean IT worker found at S. Korean firm under false identity for 1st time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/suspected-n-korean-it-worker-found-at-s-korean-firm-under-false-16161548",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T07:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261023/suspected-n-korean-it-worker-found-at-s-korean-firm-under-false-identity-for-1st-time"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police are investigating North Korean information technology (IT) workers suspected of taking jobs at a South Korean company under false identities, the first time authorities have disclosed such a case. The case raises concern that wages earned through such employment are funding Pyongyang’s weapons development, amid a recent large-scale U.S. crackdown on similar remote employment fraud. Police…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}