FBI shuts down over 40 North Korean laptop farms used by fake remote workers

The FBI, with help from CrowdStrike, dismantled more than 40 laptop farms in Texas and seized over 200 devices used by North Koreans posing as remote IT workers. No arrests have been made. The scheme is estimated to earn North Korea about $500 million a year.

• Over 200 devices seized across 40+ farms in Texas
• Scheme earns North Korea an estimated $500 million a year
• CrowdStrike identified about two new cases daily last month
• 29 farms across 16 states shut down since last year