The Department of Justice announced the indictment of individuals aiding North Korea's IT freelance scam operation, where North Korean workers misrepresent themselves, infiltrate freelance networks, gain access to sensitive data, and launch cyberattacks; this elaborate scheme involves facilitators acting as mules, benefits North Korea in evading sanctions, and has generated millions of dollars for the regime, showing a criminal enterprise model of North Korea flipping the traditional government financing of hacking groups, with a focus on stealing identities, committing fraud, and fund-raising for the regime's priorities, like nuclear weapons programs.
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