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EP 249.5 Deep Dive. Loadsa Money. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending July 1st., 2025
North Korean IT Worker Fraud Scheme:
The U.S. Department of Justice uncovered a covert North Korean operation involving IT workers fraudulently securing remote jobs at over 100 American tech companies using stolen or fake identities. These workers operated within U.S.-based "laptop farms" and created shell companies to obscure over $5 million in illicit earnings. Funds were funneled to the North Korean government, supporting weapons development. The scheme also involved data theft, including sensitive source code from a U.S. defense contractor.
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