Arizona Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for Facilitating North Korean Remote Worker Scheme
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An Arizona woman was sentenced to eight years in prison for running a 'laptop farm' that facilitated North Korean remote workers, generating over $17 million for North Korea between 2020 and 2023 by deceiving U.S. companies into hiring North Koreans as remote employees using stolen identities. The scheme involved at least 90 laptops and impacted major corporations, highlighting significant cybersecurity risks for U.S. businesses.
- Arizona woman sentenced to eight years in prison for hosting ‘laptop farm’ for North Korean remote workers Politico
- Woman learns fate after DOJ guilty plea admitting she helped North Korean tech workers infiltrate US companies Fox News
- Confessions of a Laptop Farmer: How an American Helped North Korea’s Wild Remote Worker Scheme Bloomberg
- US woman gets 8-year sentence for stealing identities to give North Koreans jobs BBC
- How to Spot North Korean Scammers in the American Workforce: Look for Minions The Wall Street Journal
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