North Korean operatives use fake identities to apply for tech jobs

Some land six-figure jobs to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars back to the regime.

North Korean operatives are infiltrating global tech companies using fake identities to land six-figure jobs and funnel hundreds of millions back to the regime.

An independent researcher turned a routine job interview into an intelligence operation when he identified a North Korean IT worker applying under a false identity.

RFA’s Jaewoo Park sat down with him to understand how these operatives evade detection.

North Korean IT worker exposed while seeking job (RFA Video)