FBI And Allies Warn of North Korean IT Workers Using Stolen Identities

The U.S. State Department, FBI, and allied governments including Japan, Canada, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Korea have issued a joint alert warning companies worldwide that North Korean information technology workers are infiltrating private firms with stolen identities, forged documents, and proxy networks. According to the July 31, 2026 advisory, these operatives remotely secure freelance and full-time contracts so they can remit salaries to Pyongyang and help finance the regime’s unlawful nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Officials say the schemes also create serious insider threats, enabling data exfiltration, cryptocurrency theft, and the theft of sensitive corporate...

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