U.S. Imposes Sanctions on North Korean Network Operating in Russia Amid Allegations of IT Fraud and Labor Exploitation

10/29/2026

The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) named 10 people and one company on a blacklist targeting a scheme to place fake North Korean IT workers inside American companies. The...

10/29/2026

Two Russian nationals converted more than $5 million in crypto for North Korean networks, according to OFAC, which listed their wallets.

10/29/2026

A Russian network of brokers sponsored by Pyongyang has taken North Koreans to work in Russia in exploitative conditions and in violation of UN sanctions, some at

10/29/2026

HAMBURG, Germany -- A Moscow businessman is supplying North Korean workers disguised as students to Russian companies via an online platform in a state-backed forced labor program, according to a...

10/28/2026

Oct 28 - The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday to target what the Treasury Department said were North Korean government-run schemes that use IT workers to defraud US businesses and...

10/28/2026

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Russian and North Korean nationals for allegedly laundering the earnings of illicit IT workers on behalf of Pyongyang.

10/28/2026

The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity involved in an alleged scheme to defraud American businesses to benefit the North Korean military. The department’s...