North Korea Infiltrates US Companies with Help from Third-Country IT Workers

North Korea's efforts to infiltrate US companies have taken on a new twist. According to an alert issued in July, Pyongyang is now using remote workers from third countries, including Iran and Lebanon, to aid its operations.

The report, which appeared in NBC, states that North Korean IT workers 'seek out contracts with the intent of remitting their salaries to their parent North Korean agencies.'

These operatives often pose as foreign IT workers, using platforms like LinkedIn to scout for job opportunities. Once hired, they are instructed to pass on their positions to North Korean agents.

The US government has warned that these third-country IT workers 'pose an insider threat to companies and are involved in data exfiltration, cryptocurrency theft, and theft of sensitive information.'