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FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs (www.businessinsider.com)
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FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs::North Koreans are using fake IDs and learning IT skills to sneak their way into remote American jobs, according to the FBI and Justice departments.

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[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A good chunk of the American economy is dependent on companies not checking the legal status of employees.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get cash jobs like manual labor / agriculture, but where are these companies depositing these paychecks?

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Contracting firms which subcontract out.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Another good way to fuck over the legitimate workers