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Not that complicated? The scammer gets a salary for a job they would not be able to get legally. "Arizona woman to serve 8 years for identity theft scheme bene
by xnx 11mo ago
Not that complicated? The scammer gets a salary for a job they would not be able to get legally.
"Arizona woman to serve 8 years for identity theft scheme benefiting North Korea":
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5479906/north-korea-identity-theft-sentencing https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5479906/north-korea-ide...
- bjornarv 11mo agoYou manage to make the connection to North Korea, but somehow think that the salary is what they are after. Interesting
- chatmasta 11mo agoThese NK operations are after salary and intelligence. The salary ensures the operation is self-sustaining even while it doesn’t yield actionable intelligence. They can keep growing their army of staffers until they get a hit on a prime target. And since nobody at the company meets the actual worker, they can rotate “employees” as needed – when a big score is in sight, they can plug their best hackers into the operation to “close the deal” (stealing cryptocurrency, trade secrets, or other actionable intel).