Comment on US dismantles laptop farm used by undercover North Korean IT workersComments−ZoomZoomZoom2ythe North Korean IT workers who used Knoot's laptop farm generated revenue for North Korea's nuclear weapons programSuch an off-handed manner of presenting a really strong accusation! How did they do it exactly, directly, or just being citizens and paying taxes?−alephnerd2yBecause they're part of APT45 which has been documented doing this as part of the North Korean military for over a decade now [0][1][2]You can also read the DoJ press release if you want [3], but you'll probably be blocked by their WAF as you're based in Russia[0] - https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/apt...[1] - https://duo.com/decipher/north-korean-apt45-goes-for-the-mon...[2] - https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/actor/apt45[3] - https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/department-disrupts-nor...−ZoomZoomZoom2yThanks for the info. My point was, presenting the context is the job of the reporter.You can also read the DoJ press release if you wantIt doesn't mention APT45, fwiw.but you'll probably be blocked by their WAF as you're based in RussiaYour HN user locator is off. Even if it weren't, disclosing physical location of a person is bad manners, at the very least.−AlexeyBelov2yyou'll probably be blocked by their WAF as you're based in RussiaWhere did that come from? Can you elaborate on this? I'm sensing "ha, you must be ruzzian to even ask that, and you obviously do that in bad faith".Sorry if I'm off-base.−voxic112yNorth Korea claims to be the worlds only tax free state. But you are right, in effect citizens do pay tax, its just called "socialist income accounting" instead.
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Such an off-handed manner of presenting a really strong accusation! How did they do it exactly, directly, or just being citizens and paying taxes?
Because they're part of APT45 which has been documented doing this as part of the North Korean military for over a decade now [0][1][2]
You can also read the DoJ press release if you want [3], but you'll probably be blocked by their WAF as you're based in Russia
[0] - https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/apt...
[1] - https://duo.com/decipher/north-korean-apt45-goes-for-the-mon...
[2] - https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/actor/apt45
[3] - https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/department-disrupts-nor...
Thanks for the info. My point was, presenting the context is the job of the reporter.
It doesn't mention APT45, fwiw.
Your HN user locator is off. Even if it weren't, disclosing physical location of a person is bad manners, at the very least.
Where did that come from? Can you elaborate on this? I'm sensing "ha, you must be ruzzian to even ask that, and you obviously do that in bad faith".
Sorry if I'm off-base.
North Korea claims to be the worlds only tax free state. But you are right, in effect citizens do pay tax, its just called "socialist income accounting" instead.