Buckhead business owner says remote workers he trusted turned out to be North Koreans who stole $1M

An Atlanta small business was one of two businesses targeted by North Korean agents, who stole nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency.

The FBI indicted Kim Kwang Jin, Kang Tae Bok, Jong Pong Ju, and Chang Nam Il on wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges.

According to the FBI, the men used fake and stolen identities to infiltrate American business as remote IT workers. They then gained their employer’s trust to gain access to the company’s virtual currency and steal it…

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