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FBI raids DPRK IT worker laptop farms in Texas, US nationals arrested

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has disrupted the Famous Chollima threat group's operations by arresting two suspects, charging 14 individuals, and seizing nearly 187 laptops used in North Korean remote IT worker schemes.

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The U.S. Department of Justice has dismantled the operations of the Famous Chollima threat group, also known as WageMole, by arresting two suspects and charging 14 individuals. Authorities seized nearly 187 laptops that were part of a North Korean remote‑IT‑worker scheme used to generate revenue for the DPRK regime. The group is tracked as a North Korean threat actor linked to fraudulent IT‑worker activities.

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