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Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of U.S. companies

Publisher description: U.S. authorities warn that sanctioned hackers are increasingly targeting Americans to act as facilitators between breached U.S. companies and Pyongyang.

TechCrunch | Oct 14, 2026 | Zack Whittaker

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Department of Justice is warning that hackers working for the North Korean regime are increasingly relying on Americans to facilitate the hacking of U. S. companies. The computers were allegedly used by North Koreans to remotely hack into American companies and steal sensitive data. The DOJ said that it raided over 40 laptop farms across Texas, the largest disclosed number of homes and residences used for facilitating North Korean hacks, which were owned by at least two American facilitators.

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