Amazon Blocks 1,800 Suspected North Korean Job Applicants with Fake Identities
ByAinvest
Saturday, Dec 27, 2025 3:39 pm ET1min read
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Amazon has blocked over 1,800 job applications suspected to be from North Korean agents using fake or stolen identities. The applicants aimed to get hired for remote IT jobs, collect pay, and send money back to fund Pyongyang's weapons programs. Authorities have previously warned about online scams linked to Pyongyang, with US and South Korean authorities finding "laptop farms" and indicting US brokers helping operatives get hired.

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