North Korean IT Workers Flood Freelance IT Market, Funding Nuclear Weapons Program and Stealing Billions in Cryptocurrency
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The freelance IT market is being flooded with North Korean IT workers who are using pseudonymous accounts and false websites to hide their true identities and fund the country's nuclear weapons program . These workers primarily reside in Russia and China and apply for remote work with US and other firms worldwide . The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has seized 17 domains used by North Korean IT workers to apply for remote work, which appeared to be legitimate US-based IT services companies . The workers use online payment services and Chinese bank accounts to funnel their earnings back to North Korea, generating millions of dollars each year for entities tied to the country's WMD programs . The DoJ has previously issued advisories warning US organizations about the scam and provided guidan...

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