Joint Statement on North Korean Information Technology Workers
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Joint Statement on North Korean Information Technology Workers
Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea remain united in our efforts to counter
the threat posed by North Korean IT workers. North Korea continues to dispatch its IT workers
around the world to generate revenue, which funds its unlawful weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) and ballistic missile programs, in violation of UN Security Council resolutions
(UNSCRs). Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea express serious concerns
over the evolving malicious activities of North Korean IT workers.
North Korean IT workers use a variety of techniques to disguise themselves as non-North
Korean IT workers with false identities and locations, including by leveraging AI tools as well
as cooperating with foreign facilitators. They take advantage of existing demands for
advanced IT skills to obtain freelance employment contracts from an expanding number of
target clients throughout the world, including in North America, Europe, and East Asia. North
Korean IT workers themselves are …
Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea remain united in our efforts to counter
the threat posed by North Korean IT workers. North Korea continues to dispatch its IT workers
around the world to generate revenue, which funds its unlawful weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) and ballistic missile programs, in violation of UN Security Council resolutions
(UNSCRs). Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea express serious concerns
over the evolving malicious activities of North Korean IT workers.
North Korean IT workers use a variety of techniques to disguise themselves as non-North
Korean IT workers with false identities and locations, including by leveraging AI tools as well
as cooperating with foreign facilitators. They take advantage of existing demands for
advanced IT skills to obtain freelance employment contracts from an expanding number of
target clients throughout the world, including in North America, Europe, and East Asia. North
Korean IT workers themselves are …