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US Arrests Two in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Laptop Farms

SecurityWeek
· October 14, 2026

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US authorities have arrested two individuals as part of a crackdown on North Korean IT workers. Investigators raided 40 locations in Texas, seizing 187 laptops that were being used to conceal the workers' locations. The laptops were part of laptop farms used by the North Korean IT workers. The operation targeted the use of these laptop farms to hide the workers' identities and locations. The crackdown is aimed at disrupting the activities of North Korean IT workers in the US. Authorities seized a significant number of devices in the raids.

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