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US Citizen Charged in North Korean IT Employment Scheme
Workers used stolen or fake U.S. identities to secure employment, funneling millions of dollars to the North Korean government.
US brings charges in North Korean remote worker scheme that officials say funds weapons program
“These schemes target and steal from U.S. companies and are designed to evade sanctions and fund the North Korean regime’s illicit programs, including its weapons programs,” Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg, the head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, said in a statement.
Justice Department charges 4 North Koreans with posing as IT workers to steal US companies' money
Justice Department charged four North Koreans with posing as IT workers to steal U.S. companies money, it said Monday.
DOJ Announces Arrest, Indictments in North Korean IT Worker Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice and FBI on Monday announced an arrest and indictments targeting North Korea’s so-called “IT worker” program, where North Koreans obtain remote IT-related positions at more than 100 U.
North Korean IT workers infiltrated Fortune 500 companies in massive fraud scheme
Federal authorities uncover North Korean schemes using remote IT workers with false identities to defraud U.S. companies, resulting in indictments after generating $5 million.
DOJ arrests North Korean operative for running fraudulent IT team
U.S. Attorneys from Massachusetts and Georgia alleged that North Korean actors were given remote access to some 100 U.S. companies under false IDs.
U.S. seeks to arrest 4 N. Koreans for posing as IT workers to steal company money
U.S. federal investigators seek to arrest four North Koreans over their alleged involvement in a scheme to steal virtual currency by posing as remote IT workers, the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) showed Wednesday.
Hundreds of laptops, bank accounts linked to North Korean fake IT workers scheme seized in major crackdown
North Korean operatives worked with individuals in the US, China, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan to successfully obtain employment with more than 100 US companies.
US Busts $5 Million North Korean IT Scam — Americans, Chinese, Taiwanese Among Those Arrested
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken a significant step against North Korea’s illicit financial activities, which involve remote IT workers operating within American tech firms.
US DOJ makes progress combatting North Korean remote IT worker schemes
Two indictments, one arrest, and other actions across 16 states puts a dent in the illicit remote work schemes targeting US companies.
U.S. Arrests Facilitator in North Korean IT Worker Scheme; Seizes 29 Domains and Raids 21 Laptop Farms
The coordinated action saw searches of 21 known or suspected "laptop farms" between June 10 and 17, 2025, across 14 states in the U.S. that were put to use by North Korean IT workers to remotely connect to victim networks via company-provided laptop computers.
North Korea duped U.S. companies in tech-worker scheme to fund weapons program, Justice Department says
The scheme involved thousands of workers who were dispatched by the North Korean government to find work as remote IT ...
9 people charged in remote worker scheme that officials say funds North Korea’s weapons program
Nine people have been indicted in Boston in connection with an alleged scheme to generate revenue for government of North ...
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Guam judge OKs transfer to Virginia of US government worker accused of leaking classified documents on Israel's plan to strike Iran | News - News | guampdn.com
A federal judge in Guam on Thursday approved the expedited transfer to Virginia of a U.S. government worker accused of leaking classified documents showing Israeli military plans for a possible ...