OFAC Sanctions Fraud Network Funding DPRK Weapons Programs
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On August 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a fraudulent IT worker network linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). A crypto address was included for Vitaliy Sergeyevich Andreyev, a Russian national who facilitated payments to Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Company (Chinyong), also known as Jinyong IT Cooperation Company, which was sanctioned by OFAC and South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in May 2023.
Also included in the designation were Kim Ung Sun, Shenyang Geumpungri Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Korea Sinjin Trading Corporation. These actors were designated for their involvement in schemes that funnel DPRK IT worker-derived revenue to support DPRK weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.
DPRK IT Worker Scheme: A Revenue Pipeline for WMD
Today’s designation builds upon other actions OFAC has taken to disrupt the DPRK’s IT worker schemes. In May 2023 OFAC included crypto …
Also included in the designation were Kim Ung Sun, Shenyang Geumpungri Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Korea Sinjin Trading Corporation. These actors were designated for their involvement in schemes that funnel DPRK IT worker-derived revenue to support DPRK weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.
DPRK IT Worker Scheme: A Revenue Pipeline for WMD
Today’s designation builds upon other actions OFAC has taken to disrupt the DPRK’s IT worker schemes. In May 2023 OFAC included crypto …