The FBI and the DOJ say thousands of IT workers sent by North Korea to work remotely for US companies using false IDs have sent millions in wages to North Korea
And this wouldn't be happening if US companies would invest in training for local workers. They want cheap labor, and they don't care about the dangers of giving hostile nations access to tech. Bluesky: Conrad Ohashi / @conrado.bsky.social : Wow that's some James Bond stuff but for doing IT work in Silicon Valley designing apps that make custom handbags for microdogs. [embedded post] X: @dojnatsec : Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Action to Disrupt Illicit Revenue Generation Efforts of Democratic People's Republic of Korea Information Technology Workers https://www.justice.gov/... Kim Zetter / @kimzetter : In 2022 and 2023 the gov seized $1.5 million of the revenue earned by the workers and this week it shut down 17 domains. “Employers need to be cautious about who they are hiring and who they are allowing to access their IT systems,” https://www.justice.gov/... Kim Zetter / @kimzetter : Thousands of IT workers contracting with US companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea to fund its weapons programs. They worked remotely with companies around US and used false identities to get jobs, per FBI https://apnews.com/... LinkedIn: Gina Moore : Yikes! Know your remote workers! Roger Grimes : North Korea had thousands of NK IT workers work for companies around the world. — https://lnkd.in/eMFK945a Forums: r/technews : DoJ says North Korean IT workers were sent abroad to help finance weapons programs | The FBI says companies employing freelance IT workers “more than likely” hired one of these bad actors. r/worldnews : FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs r/cybersecurity : FBI: Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea | AP News r/technology : FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs r/LateStageCapitalism : Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program, FBI says r/antiwork : Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program, FBI says r/geopolitics : FBI: Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program r/law : FBI: Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program r/news : FBI: Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program