cybercriminals have developed a new way to access networks in corporate America: getting IT jobs. According to U.S. officials, hundreds of U.S. companies have unknowingly hired North Korean operatives in information-technology roles. Dustin Volz explores how these spies get hired, and one CEO describes how his company fell for the scheme.

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Further Reading:

- North Korean Spies Are Infiltrating U.S. Companies Through IT Jobs

- Kim Jong Un Wants to Block All North Koreans From Escaping. It Isn’t Working.

- A North Korean Diplomat Managed a Rare Defection: A Flight Out of Cuba

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