--- title: North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government... description: The FBI is investigating how a North Korean national was hired to work for an unnamed U.S. federal government agency, marking a rare confirmed case of a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/north-korean-remote-it-staffer-worked-for-us-government-agency-says-fbi-9pikgrzmj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI | daily.dev og:description: The FBI is investigating how a North Korean national was hired to work for an unnamed U.S. federal government agency, marking a rare confirmed case of a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/north-korean-remote-it-staffer-worked-for-us-government-agency-says-fbi-9pikgrzmj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9pIkgrzmj.png og:image:alt: North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The FBI is investigating how a North Korean national was hired to work for an unnamed U.S. federal government agency, marking a rare confirmed case of a sanctioned North Korean infiltrating a government body. North Korea runs coordinated campaigns placing thousands of IT workers at U.S. and European organizations using fraudulent identities, earning wages funneled back to the regime while stealing intellectual property and extorting companies. Despite strict government vetting, this case shows even federal agencies are not immune. North Korea is also attributed with 76% of all cryptocurrency thefts, netting at least $2 billion in 2025 to fund its nuclear weapons program. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do North Korean IT workers get hired at US companies and government agencies? North Korean IT workers exploit weaknesses in hiring processes by using fraudulent identities to obtain remote positions. They earn wages that are funneled back to the regime, steal intellectual property, and extort organizations when discovered. American facilitators have also set up fleets of laptops to make North Koreans appear to be working from within the United States. Thousands of such workers are believed to have gained employment at U.S. and European organizations. _Teams hardening their hiring and identity verification processes track North Korean IT worker tactics on daily.dev._ ### What percentage of cryptocurrency thefts is North Korea responsible for? North Korea is attributed with 76% of all cryptocurrency theft value, according to blockchain forensic firms. The Kim Jong Un regime netted at least $2 billion in crypto during 2025 despite being banned from the global financial system, using these funds to finance its nuclear weapons program — achieved with just two attacks in that period. _Developers and security teams following crypto theft trends and nation-state threats keep up on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [North Koreans behind nearly half of US tech industry hacks, says CrowdStrike](https://daily.dev/posts/north-koreans-behind-nearly-half-of-us-tech-industry-hacks-says-crowdstrike-lst20len2) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [U.S. Sanctions 10 North Korean Entities for Laundering $12.7M in Crypto and IT Fraud](https://daily.dev/posts/u-s-sanctions-10-north-korean-entities-for-laundering-12-7m-in-crypto-and-it-fraud-7khowcqip) · The Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [North Korea Stole 100,000 Identities to Infiltrate Global Companies](https://daily.dev/posts/north-korea-stole-100-000-identities-to-infiltrate-global-companies-mur2v8jrk) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#crypto](https://daily.dev/tags/crypto) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/north-korean-remote-it-staffer-worked-for-us-government-agency-says-fbi-9pikgrzmj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/north-korean-remote-it-staffer-worked-for-us-government-agency-says-fbi-9pikgrzmj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/north-korean-remote-it-staffer-worked-for-us-government-agency-says-fbi-9pikgrzmj"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T13:42:53.934Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T13:43:24.987Z","description":"The FBI is investigating how a North Korean national was hired to work for an unnamed U.S. federal government agency, marking a rare confirmed case of a...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/a29bccbe1a3830a2985904f54393bf9e?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/a29bccbe1a3830a2985904f54393bf9e?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/north-korean-remote-it-staffer-worked-for-us-government-agency-says-fbi-9pikgrzmj","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"security,cyber,crypto","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/north-korean-remote-it-staffer-worked-for-us-government-agency-says-fbi-9pikgrzmj#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do North Korean IT workers get hired at US companies and government agencies?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"North Korean IT workers exploit weaknesses in hiring processes by using fraudulent identities to obtain remote positions. 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