However, information that appears harmless can expose users to fraud when it falls into the wrong hands. Fraudsters can collect personal details from public profiles and use them to impersonate individuals, create convincing scams or gain access to accounts and…
A Virginia man working for a federal defense contractor has admitted his role in a scheme to dupe American companies into hiring North Korean information technology workers whose wages were ultimately funneled toward the regime's military programs. John Allen Kurrle…
The Department of Justice Oct. 13 announced a series of actions disrupting a scheme by the North Korean government that involved placing remote IT workers in U.S. companies to conduct malicious activities on the government’s behalf. The scheme involved North Korean IT…
Residents are being urged to be vigilant for scammers after a police force received reports of "bogus" callers pretending to be its officers. Suffolk Police said there had been "multiple reports" on Wednesday and Thursday of scammers calling members of…
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned ten people and one entity, including two Russian crypto middlemen, for laundering money from North Korean fake IT worker schemes that fund its weapons programs. The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned ten individuals and one company, accusing…
Treasury sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity over North Korean IT worker schemes that used crypto and intermediaries to fund weapons programs. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity on Oct. 28, 2026, targeting a North Korean…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on eight North Korean nationals and two Russians for their roles in North Korea government-run IT worker schemes that targeted U.S. businesses and generated revenue for Pyongyang's unlawful…
An Open Letter from TRM CEO and Co-Founder Esteban Castano Three of the designated individuals have cryptocurrency ties, and the designation lists eight cryptocurrency addresses for them. TRM Labs has added all three individuals and their addresses to TRM under…
Virtual kidnapping is a form of extortion in which scammers use fear, urgency, and emotional manipulation to trick people into sending money for a loved one who may not be in any danger. GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville Police Department…
Two Russian nationals are at the center of Wednesday's action, marking the first time the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated Russian citizens specifically for laundering DPRK IT worker earnings — a significant expansion of enforcement pressure onto a…
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