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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Marty Vergel Baes

North Korea Recruits Foreign Proxies To Evade US Hiring Checks and Place Workers in Firms Through IT Jobs

North Korea is reportedly expanding its long-running remote IT-worker scheme by using individuals from third countries as interview proxies (Credit: Everyday Cyber Defense/YouTube)

North Korea is reportedly expanding its long-running remote IT-worker scheme by using individuals from third countries as interview proxies, according to a joint government alert issued on 31 July and research by cybersecurity firm Flare.

The tactic gives North Korean workers another layer of cover as employers increasingly use identity checks and other screening methods to detect fraudulent applicants.

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