N Korea made millions from remote work scheme, US says
N Korea made millions from remote work scheme, US says
Fourteen North Koreans have been charged with fraud in the US over an alleged long-running conspiracy.
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.
Meanwhile, I can’t even get to the interview stage…
Move to NK then
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?
This blog post explains the situation well. KnowBe4 is an IT security company that briefly hired someone in North Korea.
https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
Are they going after the Americans that aided and abetted this?
Dey took our jorbs!!
In other words it's time to crack down on working from home and all other remote work
Pretty sneaky.