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Hundreds of laptops, bank accounts linked to North Korean fake IT workers scheme seized in major crackdown

Hundreds of laptops, bank accounts linked to North Korean fake IT workers scheme seized in major crackdown

North Korean operatives worked with individuals in the US, China, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan to successfully obtain employment with more than 100 US companies.

July 1, 2025 6:22 am CET
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More than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelenskyy says

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Suicide and soap operas: North Koreans react to being Ukrainian POWs

The capture of two North Korean soldiers definitively proves Pyongyang is sending military support to Russia.

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The capture of the prisoners of war comes soon after Kyiv began pushing a new offensive in the Kursk region.

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