Four North Korean nationals, Kim Kwang Jin (김관진), Kang Tae Bok (강태복), Jong Pong Ju (정봉주), and Chang Nam Il (창남일), have been charged in a five-count wire fraud and money laundering indictment arising from a scheme to be hired as remote IT workers and then steal and launder over $900,000 in virtual currency.| www.justice.gov
Dozens of Fortune 100 organizations have inadvertently hired workers from North Korea applying for remote jobs, Mandiant said.| Cybersecurity Dive
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning the public and private sector of the threat posed to U.S. businesses by Information Technology (IT) workers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). North Korea is evading U.S. and U.N. sanctions by targeting private companies to illicitly generate substantial revenue for the regime. North Korean IT workers use a variety of techniques to obfuscate their identities, including leveraging U.S.-based individuals, both witti...| www.ic3.gov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is providing an update to previously shared guidance regarding Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) Information Technology (IT) workers to raise public awareness of their increasingly malicious activity, which has recently included data extortion. FBI is warning the public, private sector, and international community about North Korean IT workers' continued victimization of US-based businesses. In recent months, in addition to data exto...| www.ic3.gov
