North Korea has industrialized remote-employment fraud, using stolen or fabricated identities, deepfakes, proxy interviewers, and U.S.-based laptop farms to place operatives inside organizations and generate state revenue. Abnormal says it flagged roughly 3,500 fraudulent applicants over 18 months and observed DPRK-linked activity across organizations and sectors ranging from startups to defense, finance, healthcare, and cryptocurrency. Once hired, operatives receive legitimate credentials and access, generally seeking to remain employed but potentially stealing source code or sensitive data when discovery appears imminent. Correlating identity reuse, geolocation anomalies, remote-access infrastructure, and cross-application patterns can expose the operation before onboarding.