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North Korean fake remote worker scam lands two Americans 18-month prison sentences for hosting laptops — US firms unknowingly shipped laptops to “employees” who secretly worked from overseas via remote desktop, generating $1.2 million for Pyongyang (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Etiido Uko | get VPN Proxy for Remote Work → | tags: north korean, remote desktop protocol, laptops

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Americans sentenced for running 'laptop farms' for North Korea (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-07 | get North Korea Laptop Farm Kit → | tags: north korea, laptop farms, remote desktop software

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North Korea Provides Rare Response to Longstanding Crypto Crime Accusations (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-05 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, crypto crime, government

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76% of All Crypto Stolen in 2026 Is Now in North Korea (darkreading.com)

2026-05-01 | by Nate Nelson | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, crypto theft, drift protocol

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Lost in translation: The linguistic challenges facing N. Korean defectors (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | by Moon Dong Wook | get Language Learning for Korean → | tags: north korean defectors, hangul, pyongyang dialect

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Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos (wired.com)

2026-04-25 | by Matt Burgess | get Discord Security Monitoring Tool → | tags: anthropic, mythos, firefox

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North Korea's Lazarus Targets macOS Users via ClickFix (darkreading.com)

2026-04-24 | get Mac malware protection software → | tags: north korea, lazarus, clickfix

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AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions (wired.com)

2026-04-22 | by Andy Greenberg | get Cybersecurity Training Kit → | tags: openai, cursor, anima

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DPRK Fake Job Scams Self-Propagate in 'Contagious Interview' (darkreading.com)

2026-04-22 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | get Fake Job Scam Awareness Book → | tags: north korea, void dokkaebi, software supply chain

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KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-20 | get Secure Cryptocurrency Wallet → | tags: kelpdao, ethereum, layerzero

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North Korean hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-20 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, kelp dao, layerzero

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North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-20 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, kelp dao, layerzero

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Two New Jersey men jailed for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate 100+ companies (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | get Cybersecurity Training Kit → | tags: north korean, doj, edison nj

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Two New Jersey men sentenced for funding North Korea via fake remote work scheme (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | get North Korea Sanctions Guide → | tags: north korea, doj, edison nj

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North Korea Uses ClickFix to Target macOS Users' Data (darkreading.com)

2026-04-16 | by Alexander Culafi | get MacOS Privacy Protection Tool → | tags: clickfix, north korea, sapphire sleet

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Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cybersecurity VPN Service → | tags: north korea, laptop farms, us department of justice

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Two US citizens get combined 16 years in prison for running North Korean laptop farms — fake remote IT work scheme netted DPRK $5 million in around three years (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Jowi Morales | get Cybersecurity VPN Router → | tags: north korean laptop farms, wire fraud, dprk

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US nationals behind DPRK IT worker 'laptop farm' sent to prison (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-16 | get Laptop Farm Security Kit → | tags: dprk, north korean, remote it workers

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Crypto Project Details Alleged 6-Month North Korean Intel Op Behind $285 Million Hack (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-07 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, cryptocurrency, hacking

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Watch this video of how a job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Fake North Korean Hacker Kit → | tags: north korea, kim jong un, remote jobs

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North Korea’s hijack of one of the web’s most used open source projects was likely weeks in the making (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Zack Whittaker | get Open Source Security Kit → | tags: north korea, axios, cyberattack

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Drift $280M crypto theft linked to 6-month in-person operation (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-06 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: drift protocol, solana, elliptic

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Solana Drift Protocol drained of $285M via fake token and governance hijack (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get Solana Token Security Kit → | tags: solana, drift protocol, raydium

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Drift loses $280 million as North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-02 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: drift protocol, solana, elliptic

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Drift loses $280 million North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-02 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: drift protocol, solana blockchain, elliptic

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North Korean hackers blamed for hijacking popular Axios open-source project to spread malware (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-31 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cybersecurity Software Suite → | tags: axios, npm, north korean hackers

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North Korean fake IT army of 100,000 nets Kim Jong-Un a cool $500 million a year — NK-aligned workers infiltrated in IT companies worldwide, feeding the nation's revenue generation (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-19 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Cybersecurity Training Kit → | tags: north korean, ibm x-force, blockchain technology

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North Korea deployed 100,000 fake IT workers to infiltrate Western companies, making $500M a year for Kim Jong Un (techspot.com)

2026-03-19 | get Cybersecurity Training Kit → | tags: north korea, it workers, flare research

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North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | by Dan Robinson | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: north korea, ibm x-force, fake it workers

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How One Company Finally Exposed North Korea's Massive Remote Workers Scam (slashdot.org)

2026-03-15 | by Posted | get North Korea Remote Work Guide → | tags: north korea, remote workers, nisos