Woman Accused of Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate Hundreds of US Firms
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 11:34 am
The US government has announced charges, seizures, arrests and rewards as part of an effort to disrupt a scheme in which North Korean IT workers infiltrated hundreds of companies and earned millions of dollars for North Korea.
According to the Justice Department, North Korea has dispatched thousands of skilled IT workers around the world. These workers stole the identities of people living in the United States and leveraged them to get jobs at more than 300 companies. This allowed them not only to earn significant amounts of money for North Korea, but also to obtain valuable access to information and networks.
“By directing its IT workers to gain employment at Western companies, North Korea has weaponized its tech talent and created the ultimate insider threat,” Michael Barnhart, Mandiant Principal Analyst, Google Cloud, told SecurityWeek.
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Woman Accused of Helping North Korean I ... f US Firms
According to the Justice Department, North Korea has dispatched thousands of skilled IT workers around the world. These workers stole the identities of people living in the United States and leveraged them to get jobs at more than 300 companies. This allowed them not only to earn significant amounts of money for North Korea, but also to obtain valuable access to information and networks.
“By directing its IT workers to gain employment at Western companies, North Korea has weaponized its tech talent and created the ultimate insider threat,” Michael Barnhart, Mandiant Principal Analyst, Google Cloud, told SecurityWeek.
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Woman Accused of Helping North Korean I ... f US Firms