Two US Men Jailed for Helping North Korean Hackers Infiltrate US Firms

Matthew Knoot and Erick Prince have been jailed for 18 months each for helping North Korean hackers infiltrate US firms through remote laptop farms...

U.S. Sanctions Firm Behind N. Korean IT Scheme; Arizona Woman Jailed for Running Laptop Farm

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC sanctioned a North Korean front company and three associated individuals for their involvement in the fraudulent remote information technology IT worker scheme designed to generate illicit revenues for Pyongyang. The...

U.S. Arrests Facilitator in North Korean IT Worker Scheme; Seizes 29 Domains and Raids 21 Laptop Farms

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Monday announced sweeping actions targeting the North Korean information technology IT worker scheme, leading to the arrest of one individual and the seizure of 29 financial accounts, 21 fraudulent websites, and nearly 200 computers. The coordinated action sa...

U.S. Arrests Facilitator in North Korean IT Worker Scheme; Seizes 29 Domains and Raids 21 Laptop Farms

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Monday announced sweeping actions targeting the North Korean information technology IT worker scheme, leading to the arrest of one individual and the seizure of 29 financial accounts, 21 fraudulent websites, and nearly 200 computers. The coordinated action sa...

Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams

The US Justice Department revealed the identity theft number along with one arrest and a crackdown on “laptop farms” that allegedly facilitate North Korean tech worker impersonators across the US...