Investigators stormed 40 locations in Texas and seized 187 laptops used by North Korean IT workers to hide their location.
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Japan Dismantles First North Korean Laptop Farm as US and Allies Detail Wider Scheme
The US, Japan, Germany and Australia have published a joint report detailing the scope of North Korea’s WaterPlum campaign.
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Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang compromised the identities of dozens of US persons to help land jobs at over 100 companies.
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Ukrainian Gets 5 Years in US Prison for Aiding North Korean IT Fraud
Oleksandr Didenko sold the stolen identities of US citizens, allowing North Koreans to get hired using freelance work platforms.
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North Korea’s Digital Surge: $2B Stolen in Crypto as Amazon Blocks 1,800 Fake IT Workers
Data from Chainalysis and Amazon offers a glimpse into North Korea’s cyber activities surrounding cryptocurrency theft and fake IT workers.
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5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT Workers
Audricus Phagnasay, Jason Salazar, Alexander Paul Travis, Erick Ntekereze, and Oleksandr Didenko have pleaded guilty.
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North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workers
North Korean threat actors pose as recruiters to steal developers’ identities and supply them to fraudulent IT workers.
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US Targets North Korea’s Illicit Funds: $15M Rewards Offered as American Woman Jailed in IT Worker Scam
Christina Chapman was sentenced to prison for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies and running a laptop farm for them.
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US Storms 29 Laptop Farms in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Schemes
The US has made 29 searches of known or suspected laptop farms supporting North Korean individuals posing as US IT workers.
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US Seeks Forfeiture of $7.74M in Cryptocurrency Tied to North Korean IT Workers
The US is seeking the forfeiture of $7.74 million in cryptocurrency in frozen wallets tied to North Korean fake IT workers schemes.
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