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DOJ announces North Korea IT worker scheme cases, crypto seized – November 2025

Author/Source: Suzanne Smalley See the full link here

Takeaway

The U.S. Justice Department has charged two people for helping North Korean IT workers pretend to be from other countries to get jobs. These workers then sent their earnings back to North Korea to support its weapons programs. The government also took back millions of dollars in cryptocurrency linked to this scheme.

Technical Subject Understandability

Beginner

Analogy/Comparison

This situation is like if someone was pretending to be a different person to get a job and then secretly sending all their paychecks to a bad group that uses the money for dangerous things.

Why It Matters

This scheme is important because it sends money to North Korea’s dangerous weapons programs, which can threaten global safety. For example, the article mentions that over $6.8 million in cryptocurrency was seized, showing how much money was diverted to support these programs.

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