North Korean IT Workers Suspected of Getting Jobs at South Korean Firms Under False Identities... Police Launch Investigation

Police have launched an investigation after discovering that North Korean information technology (IT) workers may have concealed their identities to get jobs at South Korean companies. This is the first confirmed case of North Korean IT workers obtaining jobs in South Korea under false identities.

According to documents submitted by the National Police Agency to the office of People Power Party Assemblyman Kim Daesik, the agency’s National Security Investigation Bureau independently identified one suspected case last year of North Korean IT workers obtaining jobs under false identities and launched an investigation.

The workers are reportedly believed to have been hired by a South Korean private-sector company and performed development work. The police investigation uncovered indications that North Korean IT workers had obtained jobs at a South Korean company under false identities and directly participated in its work.

Police are examining the amount of compensation paid to the workers and how it was paid. They are also investigating whether the case involved organized links beyond an individual’s efforts to obtain employment under a false identity.

Police plan to determine through the investigation how the workers obtained jobs in South Korea, the scope of their actual work, and the flow of funds.

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