{"id":5877,"date":"2025-08-05T05:03:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T05:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/first-sentencing-in-scheme-to-help-north-koreans-infiltrate-us-companies-html\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T05:03:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T05:03:26","slug":"first-sentencing-in-scheme-to-help-north-koreans-infiltrate-us-companies-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/first-sentencing-in-scheme-to-help-north-koreans-infiltrate-us-companies-html\/","title":{"rendered":"First Sentencing in Scheme to Help North Koreans Infiltrate US Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>First Sentencing in Scheme to Help North Koreans Infiltrate US Companies<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An Arizona woman was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/arizona-woman-sentenced-17m-information-technology-worker-fraud-scheme-generated-revenue\">sentenced<\/a> to eight-and-a-half years in prison for her role helping North Korean workers infiltrate US companies by pretending to be US workers.<\/p>\n<p>From an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/us-woman-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-for-running-laptop-farm-helping-north-koreans-infiltrate-300-firms\/\">article<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/media\/1352191\/dl\">court documents<\/a>, Chapman hosted the North Korean IT workers\u2019 computers in her own home between October 2020 and October 2023, creating a so-called \u201claptop farm\u201d which was used to make it appear as though the devices were located in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The North Koreans were hired as remote software and application developers with multiple Fortune 500 companies, including an aerospace and defense company, a major television network, a Silicon Valley technology company, and a high-profile company.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this scheme, they collected over $17 million in illicit revenue paid for their work, which was shared with Chapman, who processed their paychecks through her financial accounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChapman operated a \u2018laptop farm\u2019 where she received and hosted computers from the U.S. companies her home, so that the companies would believe the workers were in the United States,\u201d the Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/arizona-woman-sentenced-17m-it-worker-fraud-scheme-illegally-generated-revenue-north\">said<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChapman also shipped 49 laptops and other devices supplied by U.S. companies to locations overseas, including multiple shipments to a city in China on the border with North Korea. More than 90 laptops were seized from Chapman\u2019s home following the execution of a search warrant in October 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Bruce Schneier<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneier.com\/blog\/archives\/2025\/08\/first-sentencing-in-scheme-to-help-north-koreans-infiltrate-us-companies.html\">Go to bruce schneier<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Sentencing in Scheme to Help North Koreans Infiltrate US Companies An Arizona woman was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for her role helping North Korean workers infiltrate US companies by pretending to be US workers. 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