US organizations that hire freelance and temporary IT workers should be sure they are not signing up individuals working on behalf of the North Korean government. The DOJ described the 17 domains it seized as being used by some North Korean IT workers to apply for remote work in the US and elsewhere. In reality, however, the people behind it were North Korean IT workers with a China-based company called Yanbian Silverstar Network Technology Co. Ltd and another Russian company identified as Volasys Silver Star. The North Korean IT workers at these companies used various online payment services and Chinese bank accounts to funnel earnings from their work as freelance IT workers back to North Korea. Camera ShyThis week's advisory provided updated advice for US organizations on how to spot a potential North Korean IT worker.
