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Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker scheme

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The Treasury Department is targeting a North Korean operation churning out stolen identities, fake résumés and fake IT employees who are infiltrating legitimate U.S. businesses.

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  1. Just the News

    Treasury Department sanctions North Korean IT worker schemes for facilitating fraud on US businesses (opens Just the News)

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    The department said profits from the schemes go to North Korea's unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.

  2. The Hill

    Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians for alleged IT fraud (opens The Hill)

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    The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity involved in an alleged scheme to defraud American businesses to benefit the North Korean military. The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight North Korean nationals and two Russian nationals,…

  3. CBS News

    Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker scheme (opens CBS News)

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    The Treasury Department is targeting a North Korean operation churning out stolen identities, fake résumés and fake IT employees who are infiltrating legitimate U.S. businesses.

  4. FOX Business

    Trump administration sanctions North Korean network accused of infiltrating US companies (opens FOX Business)

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    Treasury sanctioned ten individuals and one entity tied to North Korean IT workers who allegedly used stolen identities to infiltrate U.S. companies.

  5. The Western Journal

    Trump Admin Exposes North Korean Tech-Hiring Scam, US Companies Were Funding the Country's Weapons (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Wednesday against 10 individuals who were using fraudulent tactics and fake identities to help fund North Korean weapons programs. The Treasury Department said the […]

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