North Korean IT workers sell their skills on freelance platform Upwork: Report



News North Korean IT workers sell their skills on freelance platform Upwork: Report DPRK allegedly hired Russians to create accounts for North Koreans to evade sanctions, UN Panel of Experts report states Ifang Bremer September 20, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A hackathon in New York City \| Image: hackNY.org (CC BY-SA 2.0) North Korean information technology workers are peddling their services on the popular American freelancing platform Upwork, according to a forthcoming U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by NK News, in what appears to be a novel campaign to evade sanctions on overseas labor. DPRK tech workers in Russia and the United Arab Emirates utilized the U.S website throughout 2021 and 2022 to secure freelance assignments while falsifying their nationalities, according to the Panel report. North Korean information technology workers are peddling their services on the popular American freelancing platform Upwork, according to a forthcoming U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by NK News, in what appears to be a novel campaign to evade sanctions on overseas labor. DPRK tech workers in Russia and the United Arab Emirates utilized the U.S website throughout 2021 and 2022 to secure freelance assignments while falsifying their nationalities, according to the Panel report. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korean IT workers sell their skills on freelance platform Upwork: Report

DPRK allegedly hired Russians to create accounts for North Koreans to evade sanctions, UN Panel of Experts report states

Ifang Bremer September 20, 2022

North Korean IT workers sell their skills on freelance platform Upwork: Report

A hackathon in New York City | Image: hackNY.org (CC BY-SA 2.0)

North Korean information technology workers are peddling their services on the popular American freelancing platform Upwork, according to a forthcoming U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by NK News, in what appears to be a novel campaign to evade sanctions on overseas labor.

DPRK tech workers in Russia and the United Arab Emirates utilized the U.S website throughout 2021 and 2022 to secure freelance assignments while falsifying their nationalities, according to the Panel report.

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