GoKawiilDOJ raids 40+ Texas 'laptop farms' used by North Korean IT workers to infiltrate US firms
The Department of Justice says it has indicted and arrested two Americans and seized over 180 computers from more than 40 laptop farms across Texas, which North Korean operatives allegedly used to remotely access jobs at U.S. companies under stolen identities. Prosecutors say at least 70 companies across 17 states and DC—spanning healthcare, retail, manufacturing and other sectors—were infiltrated, generating roughly $3 million in illicit proceeds.