Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | North Korean IT Workers Expanding Use of Facilitators, Broadening Recruitment

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea ) continues to improve its tactics to infiltrate western companies with thousands of state-controlled remote "IT Workers" ( ITW s) while avoiding detection. ITWs are increasingly using facilitators to counter improved private sector detections and law enforcement actions. The FBI has observed North Korean ITWs use stolen identities,…

Source: FBI IC3 Public Service Announcements ↗ · imported 2026-10-13

Reported: 2026-10-13

Reported identifier: ic3.gov

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