US Crackdown Targets 'Laptop Farms' Aiding North Korea's Illicit IT Schemes
The US has cracked down on "laptop farms" helping North Korea's illicit IT schemes, sentencing two US nationals to 18 months in prison for enabling North Korean IT workers to remotely work at nearly 70 American companies. This move is part of a federal initiative to shut down North Korea's revenue generation schemes.
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"Researchers Capture Lazarus APT's Remote-Worker Scheme Live on Camera"
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The Register: Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling $17M to Kim Jong Un. “An Arizona woman who created a ‘laptop farm’ in her home to help fake IT workers pose as US-based employees has pleaded guilty in a scheme that generated over $17 million for herself… and North Korea. Christina Marie Chapman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and […]
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