#BallisticMissileProgram

U.S. DoJ Cracks Down on North Korean IT Scammers Defrauding Global Businesses

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October 20, 2023 at 05:03AM The U.S. government has seized 17 website domains used by North Korean IT workers who engaged in fraudulent activities, evaded sanctions, and funded the country’s ballistic missile program. The Department of Justice confiscated $1.5 million of revenue collected by these workers. The workers primarily reside in China and Russia, deceiving … Read more

FBI: Thousands of Remote IT Workers Sent Wages to North Korea to Help Fund Weapons Program

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October 19, 2023 at 11:30AM IT workers contracted with U.S. companies have been secretly sending millions of dollars in wages to North Korea for its ballistic missile program, according to the FBI and the Department of Justice. The workers used false identities and their earnings were funneled to the North Korean weapons program. The investigation … Read more