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North Korean IT worker schemes

Operations in which North Korean workers pose as foreign IT job applicants, often with help from local facilitators, to earn wages that fund the North Korean state.

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Prosecutors say North Korean remote workers got into at least 70 US companies

The Justice Department searched more than 40 Texas laptop farms serving North Korean IT workers and seized over 180 company-shipped computers. Prosecutors count at least 70 victim companies. For employers, the shipping address is now a control point.

Publishers:mezha.net techcrunch.com thenextweb.com tomshardware.com

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Operator 60%
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Investor 26%

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Evidence62
Adoption
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Hype gap+8
Incentives45
Confidence66
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DOJ seizes 187 laptops in raids on more than 40 Texas homes tied to North Korean IT workers

DOJ raided more than 40 Texas residences on September 21-25 and seized 187 laptops and other devices it says North Koreans used in an IT-worker scheme. The FBI says the workers now also hire freelancers in South Asia and West Africa, so US hosts are one intermediary among several.

Publishers:crowdstrike.com crypto.news cyberscoop.com helpnetsecurity.com itnews.com.au itpro.com justice.gov metacurity.com nextgov.com securityweek.com techtimes.com thecyberexpress.com therecord.media

Perspective Coverage

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Builder 7%
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Operator 70%
Investor
Investor 23%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+25
Incentives60
Confidence74