US businesses recruited North Korean IT workers, funneling earnings to North Korea; an elaborate scheme involving an American woman generated $7 million for North Korea. The woman facilitated North Korean workers posing as US citizens at over 300 US companies, including Fortune 500 firms and government agencies. Another US citizen and a Ukrainian national were also charged, part of the scheme to defraud the US
The FBI had previously issued warnings about inadvertently hiring North Koreans for IT roles, given concerns of data theft and hacking. Three North Korean citizens tied to the plot are at large, with connections to North Korea's weapons programme. The arrests serve as a warning to American companies and government agencies regarding the risks associated with employing remote IT workers, as the crimes helped benefit the North Korean government.https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/arrests-made-after-north-koreans-hired-for-remote-tech-jobs-at-us-companies/