FBI raids DPRK IT worker laptop farms in Texas, US nationals arrested

Cybersecurity · October 15, 2026

Cybersecurity·bleepingcomputer.com

The U.S. Department of Justice says it has disrupted the “Famous Chollima” threat group linked to North Korea's fraudulent remote IT worker scheme, arresting two suspects and charging 14 individuals. As part of the operation, investigators seized close to 187 laptops that had allegedly been used to help North Korean operatives land and perform remote tech jobs in the U.S. under false identities.

// source: bleepingcomputer.com ↗

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