Remote-job operation has funneled hundreds of millions to North Korea
Thousands of North Korean operatives have used fake and stolen identities to land remote jobs at U.S. companies, funneling hundreds of millions of dollars back to the North Korean government, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation published Aug. 14.
The Journal said its reporting drew on leaked data, interviews and never-before-seen videos obtained by the news organization. That material shows how a single team of these workers infiltrated at least eight companies in just a few months, the Journal reported.
The operation works by placing operatives in remote jobs at U.S. companies under identities that are fake or stolen, according to the Journal.
Through those jobs, operatives have channeled hundreds of millions of dollars back to the North Korean government, the Journal reported.
The investigation ran under the title “Inside North Korea’s Operation to Conquer the American Job Market” and was published with a documentary and practical takeaways.
The reporting was produced by the Journal’s Pro Cybersecurity team — deputy bureau chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle.