The Justice Department has announced a major crackdown on an international fraud ring involving North Korean IT workers, leading to new indictments against over a dozen individuals. The first indictment alleges that North Korean operatives collaborated with U.S. partners to steal identities and secure remote jobs at more than 100 companies, amassing at least $5 million in theft. A second indictment charges four North Koreans with stealing crypto valued at nearly $1 million. Combined, law enforcement conducted searches across multiple states and seized accounts used for laundering illegal earnings and digital assets.
The indictments assert that North Korean workers partnered with U.S. conspirators to steal identities, securing illicit jobs at Fortune 500 companies and generating over $5 million.
The Justice Department's crackdown highlights the sophisticated network of North Korean IT workers posing as remote employees to fund nuclear programs through digital currency theft.
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