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Two Taiwanese indicted in U.S. for backing N. Korea's weapons program
Focus Taiwan
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July 1, 2025
Washington, June 30 (CNA) Two Taiwanese nationals were among a group of suspects indicted in Boston on Monday in connection with an alleged scheme to generate revenue for North Korea's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, according to U.S....
What the Dollar’s Decline Reveals About America
Foreign Policy
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July 8, 2025
How low can the dollar go? The world’s reserve currency has declined by more than 10 percent in 2025, its worst start to a year in five decades. Why is this happening, and more importantly, why does it matter? According to the economist Kenneth...
9 people charged in remote worker scheme that officials say funds North Korea’s weapons program
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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July 1, 2025
BOSTON — Nine people have been indicted in Boston in connection with an alleged scheme to infiltrate U.S. companies and generate revenue for North Korea and its weapons of mass destruction programs. Those indicted fraudulently obtained remote jobs...
Delegation from North Korea's top officer training school visits Russia for second time within a year
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 1, 2025
Published: 01 Jul. 2025, 13:48 Updated: 01 Jul. 2025, 13:52 A delegation from Kim Il Sung Military University led by Kim Kum-chol visits Russia on July 8, 2024. [KCNA] A delegation from Kim Il Sung Military University, North Korea’s top training...
Kim Jong-un pays rare public tribute to North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
Kim Jong-un has paid tribute to North Korean soldiers killed during Russia’s war with Ukraine, resting his hands on their repatriated coffins in a rare public acknowledgment that his armed forces have suffered fatalities in the conflict....
US brings charges in North Korean remote worker scheme that officials say funds weapons...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Separate cases in Georgia and Massachusetts represent the latest Justice Department effort to confront a persistent threat that officials say generates enormous revenue for the North Korean government and in some cases affords workers access to...
US busts network that helped North Koreans obtain remote IT work
ETTelecom.com
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July 1, 2025
Washington: The US Justice Department said Monday it has taken down a network that allegedly helped North Koreans obtain remote IT work with companies to raise funds for the sanctioned Asian country's weapons program. A US national, Zhenxing Wang...
FBI arrests one man, searches laptops in 16 states in crackdown on North Korean tech-worker scheme
Crossroads Today - Texas
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(CNN) — US law enforcement has arrested a New Jersey man and searched stashes of laptops in 16 states in a sweeping crackdown on North Korean efforts to use remote tech workers to covertly fund their weapons programs, the Justice Department said...
US Announces Crackdown on North Koreans Posing as IT Workers
Bank Information Security - New Jersey
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Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Government DOJ Indictments, Enforcement Actions Follow Nationwide Search for 'Laptop Farms' Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 30, 2025 North Koreans posed as IT workers to...
Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams
Wired
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June 30, 2025
For years, the North Korean government has found a burgeoning source of sanctions-evading revenue by tasking its citizens with secretly applying for remote tech jobs in the West. A newly revealed takedown operation by American law enforcement...
Mass. US Attorney charges 9 with generating more than $5 million for North Korean weapons program
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A New Jersey man and eight people from China and Taiwan have been charged in a massive technology fraud scheme involving stolen identities and remote IT jobs at companies in 27 states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as a means of...
Feds uncover remote tech workers scheme to benefit North Korea
United Press International (UPI)
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June 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced a crackdown on North Korea using people to pose as tech workers to earn money and steal sensitive information for the regime. In two unsealed charging indictments in Massachusetts...
US shuts down a string of North Korean IT worker scams
The Register
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The US Department of Justice has announced a major disruption of multiple North Korean fake IT worker scams. The feds say that they uncovered [PDF] the North Korean IT staff working at over 100 US companies using fictitious or stolen identities...
Atlanta News First at 7: North Korean agents steal cryptocurrency from Atlanta business, officials say
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Four North Korean agents were indicted for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency from an Atlanta business, according to prosecutors. Second man dies after weekend shooting at...
US Citizen Charged in North Korean IT Employment Scheme
Newsweek
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June 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced sweeping criminal charges and asset seizures on Monday as part of a nationwide crackdown on an alleged years-long North Korean scheme to fund its weapons program through fraudulently obtained remote...
9 indicted in Boston in connection with $5M raised for North Korean weapons
MassLive - Massachusetts
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June 30, 2025
Nine people were indicted in Boston in connection with a scheme that raised $5 million to go towards North Korea and its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program, United States Attorney Leah Foley’s office said Monday. Jing Bin Huang, Baoyu Zhou,...
US charges North Koreans in plot to defraud more than 100 firms
The Straits Times
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June 30, 2025
The North Koreans used stolen identities to gain employment with US companies, according to the indictments. PHOTO: UNSPLASH WASHINGTON – The US Justice Department announced one arrest and charges against nine more people in connection with an...
Arrest, seizures in latest U.S. operation against North Korean IT workers
CyberScoop
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June 30, 2025
U.S. authorities unsealed indictments, seized financial accounts and made an arrest in the latest attempt to crack down on North Korean remote IT workers as part of a coordinated action that the Justice Department announced Monday. The workers...
Thirteen Charged in North Korea Money Laundering Scheme
Asume Tech
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June 30, 2025
In a striking development, US prosecutors have unveiled a complex scheme involving 13 individuals accused of stealing and laundering money earmarked for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. This revelation not only highlights the ongoing...
America 'accuses' one of China's largest technology company: You plotted to steal our trade secrets and ...
The Times of India
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A U.S. federal judge has reportedly ruled that Huawei Technologies, China’s leading telecommunications equipment manufacturer, must face a sweeping 16-count indictment accusing the company of stealing trade secrets, racketeering, wire and bank...