The United States has announced new North Korea sanctions related to thousands of IT workers, many operating in China and Russia, whose labours the Treasury Department says help fund weapons of mass destruction and missile programs.
Key points:
- North Korea oversees thousands of IT workers around the world
- The workers hide their identities, locations, and nationalities and use forged documentation to apply for jobs
- They have secretly worked in a variety of positions and industries
One individual, Kim Sang Man, and the North Korea-based Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Company were…