Advisory on North Korean information technology (IT) workers
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Public Safety Canada, Global Affairs Canada, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security are issuing this advisory to alert Canadians and Canadian businesses of the risks posed by IT workers deployed by the North Korean government. Employing these individuals could result in legal consequences under Canadian sanctions, expose your organization to data theft and corporate espionage, and indirectly contribute to North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, which are prohibited by the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
State-affiliated IT workers from North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) seeking employment are known to pose as legitimate freelancers based in other nations offering IT development services to a wide range of sectors, which include but are not limited to: mobile/web application development (including in gaming and online gambling), general IT support, graphic …
State-affiliated IT workers from North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) seeking employment are known to pose as legitimate freelancers based in other nations offering IT development services to a wide range of sectors, which include but are not limited to: mobile/web application development (including in gaming and online gambling), general IT support, graphic …