Amazon Blocks 1,800 Suspected North Korean Job Applicants

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2025.12.27 20:31
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Amazon blocked over 1,800 suspected North Korean job applicants using fake identities to secure remote roles. These applicants aimed to collect pay and fund Pyongyang's weapons programs. The scheme involved 'laptop farms' operated from abroad. U.S. and South Korean authorities have warned about such scams, with the U.S. Department of Justice finding 29 illegal 'laptop farms.' An Arizona woman was sentenced for running a scheme that netted over $17 million for her and Pyongyang.