Uncle Sam moves to seize $7.7M laundered by North Korean IT worker ring

The DOJ has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking to seize $7.74 million tied to an alleged North Korean scheme that embedded overseas IT workers in U.S. tech companies to steal identities, operate laptop farms, and launder payrolls via stablecoins; authorities say these operations have generated tens to potentially hundreds of millions of dollars to fund North Korea’s programs and describe evolving tactics and law enforcement responses.