U.S. Firms Hired North Korean IT Workers Posing as Americans
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyAfter an investigation that spanned at least a half-decade, the feds have interrupted a scheme that exploited online freelance job sites “to circumvent U.S. sanctions and earn money for North Korean government entities involved in ballistic missile research and development.”On Wednesday, the FBI announced the seizure of 12 web domains North Korea allegedly set up to masquerade as legitimate U.S.-based tech firms. The feds also seized