hiring fraud

How a Virginia Security Firm Set a Trap and Caught a North Korean Spy Applying for a Remote Job

John Z Black Mar 22, 2026

Threat Intelligence #North Korea #DPRK #IT worker fraud #Nisos #OFAC #hiring fraud #insider threat #remote work

Nisos set up a fake hiring scenario, handed a suspected DPRK worker a monitored laptop, and caught them. The most unsettling part: the companies already infiltrated had no idea until Nisos called.