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North Korea Is Paying People in Africa and Iran to Help Its Hackers Get Hired at US Tech Firms

CoinCentral·September 13, 2026·1 min read
North Korea Is Paying People in Africa and Iran to Help Its Hackers Get Hired at US Tech Firms

North Korea is recruiting IT workers in Nigeria, South Africa, Iran, and India to help place fake workers inside US companies. Foreign interview associates are paid around $500 per month, sometimes in cryptocurrency, and earnings are sent back to Pyongyang.

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