Treasury sanctions North Korea over remote IT worker schemes | CyberScoop
Treasury announced sanctions Thursday against two people and four entities allegedly involved in illicit remote IT workforce operations.| CyberScoop
Treasury announced sanctions Thursday against two people and four entities allegedly involved in illicit remote IT workforce operations.| CyberScoop
Security leaders at Mandiant and Google Cloud say nearly every major company has hired or received applications from North Korean nationals working on behalf of the country’s regime.| CyberScoop
Authorities said they froze and seized the allegedly illegally obtained funds when North Korean nationals attempted to launder money linked to the long-running conspiracy.| CyberScoop
Brett Leatherman told CyberScoop in an interview that while the group still poses a threat, the bureau is focused on resilience and victim support, and going on offense could be in the future.| CyberScoop
U.S. authorities on Monday unsealed indictments, seized financial accounts and made an arrest in the latest attempt to crack down on North Korean remote IT workers.| CyberScoop
The department alleges that a North Carolina-based laptop farm enabled access for two North Korean nationals over the course of the scheme.| CyberScoop
The yearslong scheme goes much deeper than contract work, extending to roles beyond traditional IT and sometimes granting the insider threat “keys to the kingdom,” DTEX President Mohan Koo said.| CyberScoop
