#FalseIdentities

Freelance Market Flooded With North Korean IT Actors

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October 23, 2023 at 01:46PM US organizations hiring freelance and temporary IT workers must be cautious of individuals working for the North Korean government. North Korea has infiltrated the freelance market, using skilled IT workers to secretly fund its nuclear weapons program. The workers, based in Russia and China, hide their true identities and locations. … 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