The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 14 North Korean nationals for participating in a conspiracy involving wire fraud, identity theft, and sanctions violations by illegally seeking employment in American businesses.
The indicted individuals worked for DPRK-controlled companies and used stolen identities to conceal their true origins, managing to accumulate at least $88 million over six years through their illicit IT services.
Employing remote North Korean IT workers has raised severe security threats, evidenced by one case where a company's refusal to comply with ransom demands resulted in the leak of proprietary data.
This extensive scheme not only highlights the financial motivations of the North Korean regime but also underscores the seriousness of using the global financial system to support its activities.
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