The North Korean government has been sending its citizens to apply for remote tech jobs in the West while stealing American identities. The U.S. Department of Justice has recently conducted a major takedown operation against this scheme, which has included indictments of two Americans associated with the operation and the seizure of around 200 computers from 29 laptop farms across 16 states. Investigators discovered that more than 80 American identities were misappropriated by North Koreans to engage with over a hundred U.S. companies, thereby ensuring financial support for the Kim regime.
The Department of Justice announced a major operation to disrupt North Korean remote tech job schemes, revealing identity theft of over 80 Americans for financial gain.
Authorities seized about 200 computers and shut down 29 laptop farms across 16 states that were crucial for North Korean impersonators accessing Western tech jobs.
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