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North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’ Scheme Nets Prison Time for US Operatives

North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’ Scheme Nets Prison Time for US Operatives

​Two US nationals have been sentenced years behind bars after federal prosecutors say they helped fuel a sophisticated North Korean scheme that infiltrated American companies, stole identitie,s and funnelled millions to a hostile regime.The United States Department of Justice announced that Kejia Wang, 42, and Zhenxing Wang, 39, were sentenced for their roles in a multi year operation that enabled North Korean IT workers to pose as U.S.-based employees and secure remote jobs across more than 100 American companies.Authorities say the scheme generated over $5 million in illicit revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), raising serious national security concerns over how easily foreign ...
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