OFAC Sanctions DPRK IT Worker Network Funding WMD Programs Through Fake Remote Jobs
Six people and two organizations have been sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for their participation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) information technology (IT) worker scheme, which aims to defraud American companies and provide the regime with illegal funds to finance its WMD programs.
According to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, the North Korean state targets American enterprises through dishonest schemes run by its offshore IT workers, who weaponize private information and demand large sums of money.
The fraudulent operation, also known as Coral Sleet/Jasper Sleet, PurpleDelta, and Wagemole, helps the IT workers conceal their true origins and gain positions at reputable organizations in the Uni...