Two US Men Sentenced for Helping North Korean Hackers Infiltrate US Firms

Two Americans are headed to prison for helping North Korean hackers compromise US corporate networks. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced that the accused, Matthew Isaac Knoot from Nashville and Erick Ntekereze Prince from New York, both got 18-month sentences for their involvement in the scam. The sentencing marks a major step in stopping foreign scammers from using ordinary business systems to fund their operations.

The duo collectively ran a laptop farm, keeping company-issued computers at their homes so overseas workers could appear to be operating from within the US. While the companies thought they were hiring locals, the workers were actually sending money back to the North Korean government, and the two men facilitated this deception.

How the Fraud Worked

According to the DoJ’s press release, the whole saga began with hackers using stolen identities to get remote IT jobs.When a company hired one...

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