North Korean IT worker scam spreading to Europe after US law enforcement crackdown (Jonathan Greig, The Record)

North Korea’s IT worker scam has expanded widely into Europe after years of focusing on U.S. companies, according to new research. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said it identified increased operations in Europe by North Korean operatives as part of a larger evolution in the scam — which sees the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) place workers in IT roles at multiple companies in order to earn hefty salaries and eventually extort organizations.

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