Summary

A U.S. federal court has indicted 14 North Koreans for allegedly running a scheme where thousands of North Korean IT workers used stolen identities to secure remote jobs with U.S. companies, generating $88 million over six years for Pyongyang’s weapons programs.

Workers, dubbed “IT Warriors,” were employed by North Korean-controlled firms in China and Russia and also extorted U.S. firms by stealing sensitive data.

The suspects remain in North Korea, but the U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for information.

Officials warn this is part of a broader, ongoing operation.

  • @[email protected]
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    1716 hours ago

    running a scheme where thousands of North Korean IT workers used stolen identities to secure remote jobs with U.S. companies, generating $88 million over six years for Pyongyang’s weapons programs.

    So, their “scheme” was getting a job?

  • @UnpopularCrow
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    2519 hours ago

    Meanwhile, I can’t even get to the interview stage…

  • @NOT_RICK
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    518 hours ago

    Are they going after the Americans that aided and abetted this?

  • @wurzelgummidge
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    014 hours ago

    In other words it’s time to crack down on working from home and all other remote work