OFAC targets 6 six individuals and 2 entities behind North Korean IT worker fraud schemes that defraud U.S. businesses, using the stolen funds to support the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction 

These schemes exploit fraudulent employment arrangements, often hiring workers abroad under false pretenses, and use cryptocurrency and other digital channels to move illicit funds while evading sanctions. The sanctioned individuals and entities operate across multiple countries, demonstrating the DPRK’s global reach in leveraging cyber and financial crime to fund its prohibited military programs. This action underscores the U.S. Treasury’s commitment to disrupting North Korea’s illicit financial networks and enforcing international sanctions….