How Well Do You Know Your Remote IT Worker?
HelpNet Security, Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
Is the remote IT worker you recently hired really who he says he is? Fake IT workers are slipping into companies around the world, gaining access to sensitive data.
Recently, more of these schemes have been linked to North Korea. They don't just steal crypto or deliver malware. Now, they log into your systems as employees. This is no longer just a cybersecurity issue, it's a growing geopolitical threat.
There may be hundreds of thousands of these workers deployed globally, though precise numbers are hard to verify. The U.S. Treasury, State Department, and FBI estimate that the IT worker scam has generated hundreds of millions of dollars each year since 2018.