US ‘laptop farm’ man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Koreans to raise funds for weapons

August 8, 2024 at 05:03PM The FBI arrested Matthew Isaac Knoot, a Tennessee man, for running a “laptop farm” scheme that outsourced IT jobs to North Koreans while posing as a US citizen. The scheme allegedly helped fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs and earned over $250,000 per job. Knoot faces charges that could lead to 20 … Read more

Five charged for cyber schemes to benefit North Korea’s weapons program

May 16, 2024 at 03:24PM The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals, including a U.S. citizen and a Ukrainian man, for involvement in cyber schemes benefitting North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Two were arrested and face charges related to fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. The scheme compromised over 60 U.S. identities and generated at … Read more