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At the heart of this infiltration lies a well-orchestrated scam where North Korean agents secure remote IT jobs in Western companies. These operatives use fake identities—often with American or European-sounding names—and leverage the widespread acceptance of remote work to blend into legitimate tech workplaces. Once embedded, they perform real coding, data management, and system support tasks, earning millions annually; estimates suggest around $600 million per year flows into Pyongyang from such operations.