US charges 14 over North Korean IT worker scheme at more than 70 companies

The US Justice Department has charged 14 people over a North Korean job scam, announced on Tuesday. North Korean IT workers used stolen names to get remote jobs at more than 70 US firms.

The workers earned about $3 million, which went to North Korean groups under US sanctions, prosecutors believe. The firm works in health, telecoms, cyber support, retail, and manufacturing across 17 states and Washington, DC.

Moreover, two US nationals, from Pennsylvania and Texas, have been arrested. They…