<2>North Korea’s Massive Remote Workers Scam Exposed
<3> NBC News Investigates Widespread Employment Scheme
<4>North Korea’s IT Workers Target U.S. Companies, Steal Sensitive Information
<5>Corporate Security Firm Nisos Uncovers Network of North Korean Operatives
<6>According to NBC News, North Korea has been running a wide-ranging effort to place remote workers at U.S. companies in order to funnel money back to its coffers and, in some cases, steal sensitive information. One corporate security/investigations company, Nisos, decided to knowingly hire one of North Korea’s remote workers and gain as much information as possible about this sprawling international employment scheme.
<7>Nisos estimated that in about a year, “Jo”, who was likely a newer member of the team, applied to about 5,000 jobs. “They attended interviews all day every day, and then once they secured a job, they would collect paychecks until they were terminated,” said Jared Hudson, Nisos’ chief technology officer.
<8>With the ability to see which other U.S. companies Jo and his team were working for – all remote technology roles – Nisos’ CEO, Ryan LaSalle, began