North Korean Recruiters Allegedly Target U.S. and EU Identities for Upwork Accounts

Blockchain investigator tanuki42 reported that a North Korean recruiter recently contacted them, offering $300 per month for a U.S. identity and $150 for an EU identity to register and maintain Upwork accounts. According to Foresight News, the recruiter proposed an additional 15% commission after four months and requested remote computer access via AnyDesk to bypass Upwork's IP monitoring. After a brief session, the recruiter abruptly ended the connection and blocked tanuki42. tanuki42 warned that intermediaries using U.S. and EU identities are becoming a laundering channel increasingly relied upon by North Korea, potentially indirectly funding the regime.