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Part of situation: International sanctions against North Korea (2 clusters)

US Treasury sanctions North Korean IT worker fraud networks

US Treasury Department North Korea sanctions IT worker fraud cryptocurrency laundering ballistic missile programs

The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on ten individuals and one entity to disrupt North Korean schemes that use IT workers to defraud businesses and fund weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs. These networks involve North Korean operatives using fraudulent identities and stolen documents to secure employment at US and international companies.

The sanctions target key facilitators and financial networks, including the First Financial and Technical Development Center. Russian nationals Ilya Aleksandrovich Boykov and Vitold Viktorovich Obertas are accused of laundering millions in cryptocurrency earned by North Korean workers based in Russia. Specifically, Obertas is accused of laundering at least $3.5 million in cryptocurrency since January 2025 on behalf of the sanctioned shell company Amnokgang, while Boykov is suspected of converting approximately $3.5 million since 2024.

Other sanctioned individuals include Kim Ki Hyok, who leads a Russia-based delegation of IT workers, and Kim Hyo Dong, who allegedly leads another squad of workers. The Treasury Department noted that these networks exploit the global financial system through sophisticated cryptocurrency transactions and money laundering techniques. These actions follow recent sanctions against North Korea by Australia and the European Union.

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Donald Trump · First Financial and Technical Development Center · Ilya Aleksandrovich Boykov · Kim Jong Un · North Korea · Russia · US Treasury Department · United States Department of the Treasury · United States Treasury Department · Vitold Viktorovich Obertas

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米財務省、北朝鮮IT偽装就職に制裁｜仮想通貨交換でミサイル資金に – 仮想通貨ニュースメディア ビットタイムズ [bittimes.net]
SHBA vendos sanksione të reja ndaj Koresë së Veriut, në shënjestër skemat e punësimit mashtrues në IT [fjala.al]
US Sanctions Russian Man Accused of Converting $3.5 Million… | CryptoCompass [cryptocompass.com]
SHBA vendos sanksione të reja ndaj Koresë së Veriut - [sinjali.com]
US sanctions Russians, North Koreans for laundering IT worker earnings [therecord.media]
SHBA vendos sanksione të reja ndaj Koresë së Veriut [gazeta.mk]
Treasury Department sanctions North Korean IT worker schemes for facilitating fraud on US businesses [offthepress.com]
Treasury Department sanctions North Korean IT worker schemes for facilitating fraud on US businesses [justthenews.com]
US sanctions North Korean IT fraud network [bhaskarlive.in]
米財務省、北朝鮮の偽装IT就労支援者らに制裁──暗号資産の換金にも関与 | NADA NEWS（ナダ・ニュース） [www.nadanews.com]
Съединените щати обявиха нови санкции срещу Северна Корея, съобщава Ройтерс. Те [novini247.com]
US issues new North Korea-related sanctions [srnnews.com]
SHBA vendos sanksione të reja ndaj Koresë së Veriut [tv21.tv]
US Sanctions Russian Man Accused of Converting $3.5 Million for North Korean Hackers - FinanceFeeds [financefeeds.com]
US sanctions North Korean IT worker network in Russia after Texas raids [www.cryptopolitan.com]
US sanctions North Korean network accused of defrauding businesses [www.koreaherald.com]