A growing number of the nation’s top tech firms have hired remote information technology workers, only to discover that the employees were actually North Korean cyber operatives.
Their goal? Cashing in on top tech salaries to funnel millions of dollars back to Pyongyang for its weapons program.
According to the nation’s top cyber experts, the scam is more widespread than previously understood and has recently hit many Fortune 500 companies. The problem is fueled by a lack of information security talent in the U.S. and the rise of remote work since the pandemic.
As these operatives evolve their methods using sophisticated AI tools and American accomplices, new hubs for these scams continue to pop up across the U.S., to the frustration of chief information security officers and tech executives throughout the corporate world.