FBI Disrupts North Korean Revenue Scheme Tied to U.S. Tech Jobs

The FBI and CrowdStrike worked to dismantle laptop farms linked to stolen American identities and tech-job income for Pyongyang.

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FBI Disrupts North Korean Revenue Scheme Tied to U.S. Tech Jobs

FBI investigators worked with cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to break up a network of so-called laptop farms tied to North Koreans working in U.S. technology jobs, The New York Times reported.

The operation targeted a scheme that used stolen American identities to generate income for Pyongyang through those jobs.

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