Remote tech workers are using fake identities to work for Australian companies and wire money back to North Korea, human resources executives are being warned.
A senior Google executive has warned that fake IT workers from North Korea have infiltrated Australian businesses as part of a complex multi-year scheme to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft.
“The defendants, in various capacities, were associated with a sanctioned DPRK front company named Yanbian Silverstar, based in the People’s Republic of China , and a sanctioned DPRK front company named Volasys Silverstar, based in the Russian Federation,” the US Department of Justice indictment reads.
John Hultquist, chief analyst at Google-owned cybersecurity business Mandiant, told this masthead he has evidence that North Korean IT workers are impersonating Australians and being employed in Australian projects.“As pressure has increased in the US, we have seen these IT workers shift their focus to other countries where employers are less familiar with this scheme and they are likely to meet less scrutiny,” Hultquist said.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has urged businesses to closely scrutinise identity verification documents for forgery.“They’re getting access to serious financial data, which puts them in a position to steal a lot of money, and they’re getting access to critical infrastructure, which leads to very real national security concerns.
Michael Barnhart, who heads Mandiant’s team tracking threats from North Korea, said that the “threat actors” have recently become more dangerous once they gain employment at Western organisations.
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