Thousands of IT workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI says::ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said. The Justice Department said Wednesday that IT workers dispatched and contracted by North Korea to work remotely with companies in St. Louis and elsewhere in the U.S. have been using false identities to get the jobs. The money they earned wa

  • AlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I didn’t get through the whole article. But I wonder why these people didn’t just defect

    Because Russia and China are North Korea’s allies and just recently China has been sending defectors back to North Korea.