FBI officials say laptop farms are a crucial way North Korean IT teams trick U.S. companies into believing their remote workers are in the U.S. — providing both a physical address to mail laptops to and a U.S. internet connection. Once equipped with certain remote access software and tools, workers can log into those laptops remotely.
So far, at least 10 alleged U.S.-based facilitators have been federally charged, including one active-duty member of the U.S. Army, for their alleged roles in hosting laptop farms, laundering payments and moving proceeds through shell companies. At least six other alleged U.S. facilitators have been identified in court documents but not named.
In one instance, an American citizen, Kejia “Tony” Wang, traveled to China in 2023 to meet with co-conspirators and IT workers in Shenyang and Dandong, according to court documents. Laptops from over 100 U.S. companies, including a California-based defense contractor, were sent to Wang,
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