Inside North Korea's Global Laptop-Farm IT Network
NBC News, with Nisos, exposes a sophisticated North Korean scheme that hires remote IT workers to support illicit operations and sanctions evasion, including a mapped 'laptop farm' network run from the U.S. and abroad. By monitoring a suspected operative, Jo, investigators reveal how facilitators, money laundering through China networks, and coordinated job applications sustain the DPRK’s cyber-finance, prompting FBI/DOJ actions and renewed sanctions efforts.