North Koreans pretended to be Americans to get work-from-home computer jobs

Federal prosecutors say North Korean government workers got work-from-home computer jobs at at least 70 American businesses, including hospitals, stores, phone companies and others, by pretending to be Americans. They worked from overseas using laptops in the U.S. to look local, and sent about $3 million to North Korea's leaders, the Justice Department said Oct. 13, 2026.