He once again called on companies to be careful. The five organizations jointly introduced job search methods that North Korean IT engineers appear to use. Both the United States and South Korea are concerned about the nationality and nationality of North Korean IT engineers.
It is believed that a significant portion of the foreign currency they earn, estimated to amount to hundreds of millions of dollars each year, is used for nuclear and missile development, etc. by falsely assuming their identities and joining companies around the world.
The United States and South Korea have previously called for caution regarding North Korean IT engineers. Last May, the US State Department and FBI
However, it is pointed out that many North Korean IT engineers work in China and Russia, and a small number may also be looking for jobs in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe. “Software and mobile
"We have been gaining freelance employment contracts from clients around the world by leveraging their needs for specific IT skills, such as the development of mobile apps." The South Korean government also issued a directive to domestic companies in December last year.
and issued a warning. On the 19th of this month, the United States and South Korea introduced methods believed to be used by North Korean IT engineers to disguise their identities when searching for jobs. I tried to avoid remote interviews.
If the person appears on the screen but the time or appearance is inconsistent, it is necessary to suspect that the person is a North Korean IT engineer. In addition, there may be cases where the language used on your resume does not match the from region, or
It also cited cases where multiple accounts were designated to receive salaries as suspicious cases. Furthermore, in order to prevent the employment of North Korean engineers, the United States and South Korea will conduct thorough background checks on prospective employees and
He urged people to carefully check their bank accounts and addresses. In May of this year, South Korea arrested an IT company affiliated with North Korea's Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Munitions Industry of the Workers' Party of Korea for their involvement in foreign currency earning by North Korean IT engineers.
It was announced that three organizations, including IT companies, and seven individuals would be subject to independent sanctions. The two designated IT companies will dispatch IT engineers to Russia, China, Laos, etc. to collect crypto assets (virtual currency).
It is believed that they were engaged in work such as building trading systems. According to an article in South Korea's Yonhap News at the time that reported on this announcement, the sanctioned organizations include Kim Jung Eun;
Also included was Geumsung Academy, which is known for being attended by Ri Sol-ju, the wife of Kim Jong-un. The school is known as an elite training school for the arts, but it also specializes in the IT field.
It is said that he also trains his own family. North Korea is believed to be training hackers in addition to IT engineers, and at a hacking competition held in May this year sponsored by a US IT company, North Korea
Fresh students dominated from 1st to 4th place. Approximately 1,700 people from all over the world participated, and a student from North Korea's Kim Chaek National University of Technology took first place with a perfect score of 800. 2nd place is Kim Il
Students from Kim Il Sung University, and third and fourth place went to students from Kim Chaek National University of Technology. At that time, students who had improved their hacking abilities were expected to become involved in national cyber crimes in the future.
Concerns were raised about the outcome of the tournament. North Korea is also believed to be earning money from cyberattacks to fund its nuclear and missile development. Last March, a Vietnamese online gaming company stole crypto assets.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it believed the attack was carried out by a group of hackers under the North Korean authorities. It is believed that in the past year alone, some items have been stolen by North Korea.
It is estimated that the amount of crypto assets that will be generated is approximately 230 billion yen in Japanese yen. Additionally, in June of this year, North Korean hackers created a website that closely resembles South Korea's popular portal site NAVER.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service announced that it had opened a fake website and launched hacking attacks targeting users in South Korea. UN Security Council sanctions resolutions that lead to nuclear and missile development
In North Korea, where earning money is severely restricted, it appears that IT engineers and hackers play an important role in earning foreign currency. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on the 18th of this month that North Korean IT engineers
It was announced that 17 website domains had been seized on suspicion of being used to defraud companies and earn foreign currency for weapons development. The ministry said in a statement, ``North Korea has brought malicious IT engineers into the world.''
"They are trying to flood the global market and indirectly obtain funds for ballistic missile development."
2023/10/20 14:08 KST
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