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S. Korea, U.S., 11 Countries Issue Alert on N. Korean IT Workers
Joint alert warns North Korean IT workers use false identities and AI to fund weapons programs. 11 countries urge companies to verify identities and enforce sanctions.
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South Korea, the United States and nine other countries issued a joint alert Friday about North Korean information technology workers accused of funneling earnings to Pyongyang's weapons programs.
The alert, released by the U.S. State Department, urges companies and governments to tighten identity checks and enforce sanctions. It warns that North Korean IT workers use false identities to land remote contracts and remit salaries to their home agencies.
"North Korea relies upon a network of skilled Information Technology workers, deployed within and outside of North Korea, to obtain false identities and remotely earn income to fund North Korea's unlawful nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs," the alert said.