How North Korea Took Your Remote Tech Job

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Guys, I think I found out where all the jobs went.

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Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the arrests of an American woman and a Ukrainian man for allegedly aiding North Korea-linked IT workers to get jobs at 300 American companies.

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They were able to infiltrate: Fortune 500 companies, banks, a major TV network, a defense company, and a car manufacturer.

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The scheme generated $6.8 million in wages for North Korean workers before they were caught.

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Even more problematic, the North Korean IT workers were linked to North Korea's Munitions Industry Department, which oversees the country's ballistic missiles and weapons production.

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The American woman and Ukrainian man linked to the crime assisted in the scheme by providing what is known as a “laptop farm,” which is a location hosting multiple computers all connecting to the Internet through one network to assist remote individuals with logging into computers discreetly without having to give away their actual location.

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I can’t wait for a tech company to list North Korea among the reasons they need you back in the office.