Now recruiting: North Korea looks abroad for talent in its scheme to infiltrate U.S. companies

Now recruiting: North Korea looks abroad for talent in its scheme to infiltrate U.S. companies — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/now-recruiting-north-korea-looks-abroad-for-talent-in-its-scheme-to-infiltrate-u-s-companiesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. North Korea Expands Remote IT Infiltration Schemehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/now-recruiting-north-korea-looks-abroad-for-talent-in-its-scheme-to-infiltrate-u-s-companieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/now-recruiting-north-korea-looks-abroad-for-talent-in-its-scheme-to-infiltrate-u-s-companies#u67014Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:36:03 +0000North Korea is expanding its remote IT job infiltration scheme by recruiting talent and paying local operators five hundred dollars a month in countries such as Iran, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa, and India. These international proxies assist fake North Korean workers in bypassing U.S. checks through proxy interviews and sophisticated schemes for covert employment in Western firms. The FBI states that this scheme has successfully infiltrated the remote IT jobs market for years, evading previous crackdowns.Why it mattersThis illicit employment network allows North Korean workers to secure pos