FBI shuts down over 40 North Korean laptop farms used by fake remote workers
CrowdStrike has helped the FBI identify these sites, which Pyongyang uses to earn as much as $500 million annually to help fund its nuclear and other weapons programs.
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The FBI has dismantled a major North Korean laptop farm operation in the U.S. with the help of CrowdStrike, which assisted in the identification and disruption of these networks. According to The New York Times , the agency shut down over 40 laptop farms in Texas, resulting in the seizure of over 200 devices. No arrests have been made so far, as the authorities wanted to take down the operations as soon as possible and did not wait for prosecutors to file charges against those involved, although they also warned that they could face criminal penalties if they continue to be involved with…
