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Inside a "laptop farm" run by a 50-year-old US woman that let DPRK IT workers pose as US tech staff and illegally earn $17.1M from more than 300 US companies (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Inside a “laptop farm” run by a 50-year-old US woman that let DPRK IT workers pose as US tech staff and illegally earn $17.1M from more than 300 US companies  —  A LinkedIn message drew a former waitress in Minnesota into a type of intricate scam involving illegal paychecks and stolen data

May 28, 2025 - 11:20
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Inside a "laptop farm" run by a 50-year-old US woman that let DPRK IT workers pose as US tech staff and illegally earn $17.1M from more than 300 US companies (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Inside a “laptop farm” run by a 50-year-old US woman that let DPRK IT workers pose as US tech staff and illegally earn $17.1M from more than 300 US companies  —  A LinkedIn message drew a former waitress in Minnesota into a type of intricate scam involving illegal paychecks and stolen data

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