The Justice Department today announced the indictment of North Korean nationals Jin Sung-Il (진성일) and Pak Jin-Song (박진성), Mexican national Pedro Ernesto Alonso De Los Reyes, and U.S. nationals Erick Ntekereze Prince and Emanuel Ashtor for a fraudulent scheme to obtain remote information technology (IT) work with U.S. companies that generated revenue for the Democratic People’s| www.justice.gov
It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.| CyberScoop
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Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, allegedly assisted North Korean IT workers in getting hired by U.S. and British companies under false identities.| CyberScoop
Cabinet department led by the attorney general of the United States.| CyberScoop