The foreign IT workers obtained sensitive information from US companies’ servers, the department said. One of those companies is an unnamed California-based defense contractor that specializes in

US authorities have cracked down on North Korean nationals who infiltrated remote-working roles at US companies to siphon funds into weapons programs.

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges in connection with a scheme by North Korea to fund its weapons program through the salaries of remote information technology employed unwittingly by U.