US sanctions fraud network used by North Korean ‘remote IT workers’ to seek jobs and steal money

US Treasury has approved an international fraud network used by North Korea that US companies have been used to pose as a legitimate job candidate with hackers, agency officials announced on Wednesday.

These sanctions are the latest steps taken by the US Treasury in recent months that North Korean government employees are aiming to refrain from seeking employment in American agencies using fake identities and documents for applying for jobs. Once appointed, hackers earn wages from the company, but also steal sensitive agencies data and extorted their employers by demanding ransom.

In A statement on WednesdayTreasury says that the fraud network has earned at least 1 million for North Korean rule, one of the many projects that Helped to raise billions of dollars of stolen fundsWith cryptocurrency, for its internationally allowed nuclear weapons program funding.

As part of the latest application of application, the Russian national accused Vitly Sergeevich, accused of working with the North Koreans to facilitate payment of a company called Treasury Chiniang, approved Andreev. Treasury, which Authorized Chiniang in 2024It is said that the company has appointed representatives of Russia and Laos -based fraud IT workers.

The United States says that Kim Uong San, known as Kim Uong San, worked with North Korea’s Consular Officer in Andrev Russia, made a launder in cryptocurrency for $ 600,000 for $ 600,000.

Treasury the United States has said that Sheniang Zeupungry, a Chinese company, has been approved that Sinjin, another North Korean front front for the IT Workers project, has been appointed as fraudulent IT workers for the North Korean government.

This is the latest round of the ban on North Korea as well As US -based convenient Those who support support North Korea’s broader money-knot schemesThe North Korea is highly dedicated to steal money and convert it into cryptocurrency, which can skirt country sanctions in access to the global financial system.

Although this project is not new, North Koreans are increasingly effective in getting jobs in the United States and other Western agencies.

Over the past few years, security researchers have begun to raise the alarm about North Korea IT workers’ projects. The North Korean hackers say the security agency Crowdstrich says Has infiltrated hundreds of companies in the United States Alone using fake documentation and fraud techniques to achieve employment.

The new restrictions mean that any company that business with a US company or a US company, is refrained from dealing or working with people listed by Treasury. Treasury rules in practice, in practice Keep legal responsibility Companies are hiring them to make sure they are not hiring North Korean or other authorized persons by mistake.