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South Korea urged to curb North Korea's IT job scams in Laos

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South Korea is urged to leverage its economic influence over Laos to combat North Korea's alleged IT job scams. These operations reportedly use Laos as a base for operatives to secure remote jobs under false pretenses, with earnings funneled to fund Pyongyang's weapons programs. Analysts note that Laos is becoming a hub for these activities due to its less stringent financial networks, prompting investigations by authorities in Seoul and Washington. AI

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South Korea urged to curb North Korea's IT job scams in Laos

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Sam Beltran ·

    How South Korea can curb Pyongyang’s job scams in Laos, weapons programmes

    South Korea should use its growing economic clout over Laos to crack down on Pyongyang’s IT workers allegedly using the Southeast Asian nation as a base to secure remote jobs under false identities and funnel earnings to their regime’s weapons programmes, according to analysts. A…

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