The US Department of Justice has revealed a significant disruption of North Korean IT scams involving fake workers who infiltrated over 100 US companies. The operatives utilized stolen or fictitious identities to draw salaries while secretly stealing sensitive data for the North Korean regime. One investigation uncovered that a single fake worker allegedly stole around $740,000 in cryptocurrency. The operation, dating back to early 2021, saw perpetrators establish fake software companies in New Jersey, leading to estimated losses of $3 million for US employers in legal fees and network cleanup costs.
The US Department of Justice has disrupted multiple North Korean IT scams, revealing fictitious workers stealing salaries and sensitive data while hiding in plain sight.
North Korean operatives, disguised as IT workers, successfully infiltrated over 100 US companies, with some estimated losses totaling millions in stolen funds and costs.
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