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Amazon's security chief reveals the tech giant blocked over 1,800 fraudulent job applications from North Korean agents attempting to infiltrate remote IT roles. The operatives used stolen identities to funnel wages back to Pyongyang's weapons programs, highlighting a growing cybersecurity threat to the tech industry.

An Arizona woman received a significant prison sentence for running a sophisticated 'laptop farm' operation that helped North Korean IT workers pose as US-based developers, infiltrating over 300 companies and funneling millions to Pyongyang. The scheme exploited remote work vulnerabilities, impacting major corporations and critical infrastructure, highlighting urgent supply chain security risks.