{"id":2454187,"date":"2025-07-01T10:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-arrests-north-korean-operative-for-running-fraudulent-it-team\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:21:41","slug":"doj-arrests-north-korean-operative-for-running-fraudulent-it-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-arrests-north-korean-operative-for-running-fraudulent-it-team\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ arrests North Korean operative for running fraudulent IT team"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-arrests-north-korean-operative-for-running-fraudulent-it-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2454187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has arrested one individual and charged over a dozen others in connection with a fraudulent IT scam that allegedly funded North Korea&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-allegedly-sex-trafficked-missing-minor-charged\/\" title=\"Man Who Allegedly Sex Trafficked Missing Minor Charged\">illicit activities<\/a>.According to prosecutors from Massachusetts and georgia, North Korean operatives gained remote access to approximately 100 U.S. companies by using false identities, assisted by accomplices in the U.S., China, Taiwan, and the UAE. This scheme resulted in the theft of $900,000 in cryptocurrency and generated $5 million in revenue. The DOJ emphasized that these operations target U.S. companies to bypass sanctions and support North Korea&#8217;s weapons programs. Zhenxing &#8220;Danny&#8221; Wang from New Jersey was arrested for his alleged involvement, while some North Korean suspects remain at large. The scandal included a network of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-demand-parler-reveal-its-investors-and-creditors\/\" title=\"Democrats Demand Parler Reveal Its Investors And Creditors\">shell companies<\/a> and fake websites to conceal the actions of the perpetrators. An FBI operation across 14 states led to the seizure of numerous laptops and financial accounts. Additional charges have been brought against several individuals from China and Taiwan participating in the conspiracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOJ arrests North Korean operative for running fraudulent IT team<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2162628\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3457825\/leo-terrell-bob-vylan-antisemitism-glastonbury-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Justice\">Department of Justice<\/a> arrested one person and charged over a dozen more in connection with a fraudulent information technology scam that funded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3350843\/north-korea-vows-strengthen-nuclear-capabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic People's Republic of North Korea\">Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of North Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>United States Attorneys from Massachusetts and Georgia allege that North Korean actors were given remote access to some 100 U.S. companies by posing under false identities with the help of people in the U.S., China, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. The scheme resulted in the theft of $900,000 in virtual currency plus $5 million in revenue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3452912\/federal-dhs-police-staffing-levels-boom-trump-era\/\">Federal police hires boom as Trump makes officers respected again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3458901\/bryan-kohberger-plea-deal-murder-idaho-college-students\/\">Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in murder of four Idaho college students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3458827\/florida-gop-sells-alligator-alcatraz-merch-ahead-ice-facility-launch-everglades\/\">Florida GOP sells &lsquo;Alligator Alcatraz&rsquo; merch ahead of ICE facility launch in Everglades<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;These schemes target and steal from U.S. companies and are designed to evade sanctions and fund the North Korean regime&rsquo;s illicit programs, including its weapons programs,&rdquo; Assistant Attorney General John&nbsp;A.&nbsp;Eisenberg of the DOJ National Security Division said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Justice Department, along with our law enforcement, private sector, and international partners, will persistently pursue and dismantle these <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cyber-enabled revenue generation networks<\/a>,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-companies-lost-over-4-trillion-in-value-last-year\/\" title=\"Last year, tech ... lost over  trillion in value\">companies lost<\/a> a combined $3 million in damages, legal fees, and computer network remediation costs between 2021 and 2024. Some 80 identities were compromised amid the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Zhenxing &ldquo;Danny&rdquo; Wang of New Jersey was arrested as one of the U.S. nationals allegedly involved. He and the other U.S.-based suspects allegedly received $696,000&nbsp;each from the fraudulent IT team. While the Northern District of Georgia charged four North Korean nationals, Kim Kwang Jin, Kang Tae Bok, Jong Pong Ju, and Chang Nam Il, they remain at large and are wanted by the FBI.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3457825\/leo-terrell-bob-vylan-antisemitism-glastonbury-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WORKING TO DENY BOB VYLAN ENTRY TO US AFTER RAPPER CALLS FOR &lsquo;DEATH TO THE IDF&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The FBI conducted searches across 14 states between June 10 and June 17, resulting in the seizure of 137 laptops and 29 financial accounts. As the scheme involved shell companies to shield the North Korean actors and the other conspirators from China, Taiwan, and the UAE, 21 fake websites were also at the center of the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Six Chinese nationals, including Jing Bin Huang, Baoyu Zhou, Tong Yuze, Yongzhe Xu, Ziyou Yuan, and Zhenbang Zhou, are also facing charges. 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