He was a perfect hire — until a U.S. company exposed him as a likely North Korean operative

FBI officials say laptop farms are a crucial way North Korean IT teams trick U.S. companies into believing their remote workers are in the U.S. — providing both a physical address to mail laptops to and a U.S. internet connection. Once equipped with certain remote access software and tools, workers can log into those laptops … Read more

U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to use remote workers to fund weapons program

The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to defraud businesses and funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into the hermit kingdom’s weapons programs. The sanctions, revealed by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and first … Read more

After newer forensic tests fail, old photo helps identify remains of U.S. soldier who died in Korean War

The remains of an American World War II veteran who died while serving in the Korean War have been identified thanks to an old photograph after newer forensic techniques came up short, U.S. military officials revealed on Thursday. U.S. Army Sgt. Roger Duquesne, 25, was assigned to A Company, 89th Medium Tank Battalion, 25th Infantry … Read more