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FBI dismantles North Korean laptop farms in Texas
Original: North Korean laptop farms busted in Texas: FBI
The FBI has broken up laptop farm operations in Texas allegedly run on behalf of North Korea. The schemes typically involve North Korean IT workers using stolen or fake US identities to land remote jobs at American companies, with devices kept in homes routing their work. The takedown is part of a broader federal push against North Korean revenue-generation schemes.
Why now: Federal authorities announced the bust as part of heightened concern over North Korean operatives infiltrating remote US jobs.
Evidence
- North Korean laptop farms busted in Texas: FBI · Central Oregon Daily
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