U.S. Disrupts North Korean IT Worker Fraud Scheme with 40 Laptop Farms Seizure and 14 Charges
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged 14 individuals, including U.S. citizens and Chinese nationals, with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering for their role in a North Korean IT worker fraud scheme affecting over 70 U.S. companies. The operation resulted in the seizure of 187 computers and the shutdown of 40 laptop farms linked to the scheme.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday charged 14 people and seized about 187 computers as part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt North Korea's fraudulent remote IT worker (ITW) scheme.
The indictment charges a mix of U.S. citizens and Chinese nationals for their roles in an IT worker conspiracy affecting more than 70 U.S. companies, charging them with wire fraud conspiracy, money
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