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FBI raids dismantle North Korean laptop farms in Texas
Original: Operazione Lonestar Roundup: così l’FBI ha smontato le “fattorie di laptop” nordcoreane in Texas Il DOJ annuncia perquis
The FBI has launched Operation Lonestar Roundup, with the US Justice Department announcing searches at 40 Texas residences and the seizure of 187 devices. The action targeted Famous Chollima, a scheme accused of placing North Korean IT workers as fake remote employees inside more than 70 US companies. Commentators are calling it one of the largest crackdowns on the DPRK's covert remote-work revenue operations.
Why now: The DOJ has just announced a sweeping law enforcement action against North Korean infiltrations of US firms, drawing fresh attention to the laptop farm scheme.
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- Operazione Lonestar Roundup: così l’FBI ha smontato le “fattorie di laptop” nordcoreane in Texas Il DOJ annuncia perquisizioni in 40 abitazioni texane e il sequestro di 187 dispositivi usati da Famous Chollima per infiltrare oltre 70 aziende USA con falsi dipendenti IT… · blog@insicurezzadigitale.com
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