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First Sentencing in Scheme to Help North Koreans Infiltrate US Companies

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Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2025-08-04

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Bruce Schneier

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An Arizona woman was sentenced to 8.5 years for running a “laptop farm” that hosted computers of North Korean IT workers to make them appear as U.S.-based employees; the scheme enabled hires at hundreds of U.S. companies (including defense and high-profile firms), generated over $17M in illicit revenue processed through her accounts, and involved shipping company devices overseas with more than 90 laptops seized during the investigation.

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