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Remote Work Is Convenient for Employees…and North Korean Scammers

2025/5/30
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Victoria Craig: 远程工作的普及虽然为员工带来了工作与生活平衡的便利，但也为朝鲜等国家渗透美国公司提供了机会。这些国家利用美国的远程工作机会，通过各种复杂的诈骗手段，例如设立“笔记本农场”，非法获取资金，规避国际制裁，并可能从事间谍活动。这种行为不仅损害了美国公司的利益，也对国家安全构成了潜在威胁。我们需要警惕这种新型的网络犯罪形式，并采取有效的防范措施。 Bob McMillan: 我认为“笔记本农场”是一种新型的零工经济模式，它通过招募美国境内的个人，接收并操作运送来的笔记本电脑，为隐藏在海外的朝鲜技术人员提供远程工作的便利。这些朝鲜人伪造身份，在美国公司获取职位，从而为朝鲜政权赚取外汇。这种行为不仅涉及欺诈，更严重的是，它直接支持了受国际制裁的朝鲜政权。我了解到，这些朝鲜人不仅为了获取金钱，还会窃取公司数据，进行勒索，甚至从事间谍活动。这种行为对美国的企业和国家安全构成了多重威胁，需要引起高度重视。

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Jobs that allow employees to work from home have allowed for more flexibility. But in the quest to achieve a better work-life balance, we’ve helped open the door for hackers) looking to capitalize on America’s workforce. Bob McMillan covers computer security, hackers, and privacy for the Wall Street Journal. He joins host Victoria Craig to discuss how laptop farms have allowed North Korean scammers to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars to the sanctioned country.

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