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US, allies issue alert on North Korea IT workers
The US and 10 Asian and European allies warned companies against hiring North Korean IT workers, who use false identities to generate foreign currency for Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The alert highlights methods like identity impersonation, cryptocurrency, and AI tools to obscure activities, posing security risks including data theft and sensitive information breaches.
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