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Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker scheme

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The scheme is simple: North Korean operatives pose as legitimate IT professionals, secure jobs at unwitting U.S. and allied companies, and funnel the majority of their pay back to the regime. Once inside corporate networks, these workers can also access sensitive data, deploy malware and even extort their employers.

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