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#7 CyberScoop general April 16, 2026 at 23:05 UTC

US nationals sentenced for aiding North Korea’s tech worker scheme

By Matt Kapko

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Kejia Wang (sentenced to 9 years) and Zhenxing Wang (nearly 8 years) were convicted for operating North Korean IT worker 'laptop farms' that helped operatives obtain jobs at over 100 U.S. companies. Their shell company operation generated more than $5 million for the North Korean government through fraudulent remote work schemes.

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