State Department IDs North Korean Hacker Group WageMole in Remote-Worker Fraud

On August 6, 2026, the U.S. State Department and international partners publicly named WageMole, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, as a key player in the IT worker fraud pipeline. WageMole uses social engineering and technical tricks to place North Koreans in remote U.S. jobs, funneling hundreds of millions to Pyongyang.