Arrest and indictments in North Korean 'IT worker' scheme |
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI have announced an arrest and indictments related to North Korea's "IT worker" programme, which saw North Koreans secure remote IT jobs at over 100 US companies. The North Koreans allegedly stole around $900,000 in cryptocurrency from a Georgia-based firm and sensitive data from a California defence contractor. Zhenxing “Danny” Wang and Kejia Wang, both U.S. citizens, were indicted as part of the operation, according to the DOJ. Zhenxing Wang was arrested in New Jersey, while Kejia Wang remains free. The two men, along with four other unnamed US “facilitators,” assisted the North Koreans by procuring and operating laptops used by the overseas workers, created financial accounts to receive money earned by the workers to be sent back to North Korea, and created shell companies to make the workers appear more authentic, Reuters reports. |
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