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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam

A woman sits at a desk while looking at a printed CV and conducting a video job interview on a laptop
The scammers were found to be ‘very avoidant’ of video interviews. Photograph: insta_photos/Alamy

British companies are being urged to carry out job interviews for IT workers on video or in person to head off the threat of giving jobs to fake North Korean employees.

The warning was made after analysts said that the UK had become a prime target for hoax IT workers deployed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. They are typically hired to work remotely, enabling them to escape detection and send their wages to Kim Jong-un’s state.

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