The U.S. Treasury sanctioned North Korean individuals, companies, and a Russian national for using overseas IT workers to fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs.
North Korea used fake U.S.-based companies to lure cryptocurrency developers into malware attacks as part of a broader cyber-theft campaign, a U.S. security firm said.
The British government is warning companies to verify job applicants in person or via video amid growing threats from North Korean IT workers posing as remote freelancers to infiltrate UK firms. A Google report highlights the UK as a primary target in North Korea’s expanding cyber operations across Europe.
A U.S. woman has pleaded guilty to assisting North Korean information technology (IT) workers in securing fraudulent employment, enabling them to generate over $17...
A Tennessee man has been arrested for generating revenue for North Korea’s illicit weapons program by using a “laptop farm,” the U.S. Justice Department...