Tennessee Man Helped DPRK Workers Get Jobs at US Orgs, Fund WMDs

August 12, 2024 at 09:34AM Tennessee resident Matthew Isaac Knoot has been charged by the US Department of Justice for aiding North Koreans in securing IT jobs at US companies, contributing to the funding of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear weapons programs. North Korean agents have been infiltrating various US industries, posing as US … Read more

DoJ Shakes Up North Korea’s Widespread IT Freelance Scam Operation

May 20, 2024 at 08:06PM North Korean tech workers are being deployed to non-sanctioned countries, misrepresenting themselves and using falsified documents to gain remote-work access for cyberattacks and fraud schemes, netting millions for the regime. US agencies have indicted individuals involved in this operation, attempting to evade sanctions and victimize US companies. North Korea operates … Read more

Misconfigured cloud server leaked clues of North Korean animation scam

April 23, 2024 at 01:30AM A misconfigured cloud server using a North Korean IP address exposed the potential inadvertent hiring of North Korean workers by film production studios like BBC, Amazon, and HBO Max for animation projects. The server, now inactive, was discovered by the NK Internet blog author. The Stimson Center and cybersecurity experts … Read more