Unveiling North Korea's Deceptive Tactics for Western Tech Employment

North Korean IT workers seeking employment in Western tech companies are resorting to sophisticated tactics, including using fake names, counterfeit work papers, and mock interview scripts, to secure jobs and secretly earn hard currency for the isolated country. Documents reviewed by Reuters, along with interviews with a former North Korean IT worker and cybersecurity researchers, reveal the extensive subterfuge employed by North Korean authorities to finance Pyongyang's nuclear missile program. The scheme involves deploying thousands of IT workers overseas, who can earn significantly more than conventional laborers, and has become a vital source of foreign currency for the cash-strapped regime.