The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against the notorious member of the North Korean Cyber operative and Kim Jong United Nations military intelligence agency, which is formally known as the “reconnaissance General Bureau”.
America has accused Song Kum Hawk of facilitating an IT worker scheme and alleged that a member of the “Androat” hacking group admitted North Korean Cyber Director Pose as American distance workers to hire unknown companies worldwide. According to the Treasury Department, the huge scheme allowed the North Korean people to collect salary as a way of raising money for Kim in China and Russia. Nuclear missile programIn some cases, North Korean IT labor company has gone to install malware in the company network.
In 2022, Song began choreographed the Manimaking Plot, which stole the personal information of American citizens – including names, social security numbers, and addresses – to create a nickname for foreign workers disguised as American job applicants, with whom they eventually divided income.
As CBS News has reportedNorth Korea deployed IT workers worldwide to search for jobs with top companies, allowing North Korean cyber operators to carry a heavy salary in the house that eventually becomes funny for governance. According to senior FBI officials, the price of the Manimaking Scheme is hundreds of crores.
Treasury officials said North Korea’s IT worker scheme appoints “thousands of high skilled workers”, which are mainly located in China and Russia, eventually Kim Jong -Un’s collective destruction and weapons for weapons of ballistic missile programs.
Kim Jong was attempted as part of its crack on the United Nations’ growing cyber espionage campaign and to copy American workers, also approved four institutions, known as OFAC, the department’s foreign property control, which was found that it was found that it was being made to make money to North Korea as part of the Russia-based IT worker scheme.
The Treasury Department is also targeting the “Autronic IT Worker Network” in Russia. According to the department, the founder of the network, Gake Assatrin, was signed a 10-year contract with the North Korean regime in 2024, which agreed to send 30 North Korean IT workers to work in Russia for their company, which was part of a comprehensive funding plan.
Government’s efforts to reduce the stem from March 2016 to North Korea’s “illegal weapons development” United Nations Security Council resolution,
Treasury Deputy Secretary Michael Folkender told CBS News in a statement, “Today’s action outlined the importance of vigilance on continuous efforts by DPRK’s WMD and ballistic missile programs,” Treasury’s Deputy Secretary Michael Fallcander explained in a statement in a statement ” To use equipment “.
According to the Treasury, North Korean cyber operators engaged in IT workers schemes regularly hide their locations and use proxy accounts, stolen identity and misrepresentation or forged documents for employers in rich countries to apply for jobs.
According to the Treasury Department, applications developed by North Korean IT workers and software are in popular industries such as business, health and fitness, social networking, sports, entertainment and lifestyle. North Korean cyber operators often take projects associated with virtual currency exchanges, causing them to rule back more easily.
In May, CBS Morning Profiles “Steven Smith,”, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a suspected member of the cyber army. Smith was caught red-hand by the Cryptocurrency firm Crackon, as he was flagged as a potential North Korean spy after the “Do Not Higher” list broadcast by law enforcement.
