Microsoft has announced the suspension of around 3,000 North Korean IT workers' Outlook and Hotmail accounts.

By: theblockbeats.news|2025/07/04 20:16:48
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BlockBeats News, July 4th, according to Fortune report, Microsoft announced that it has suspended about 3,000 Outlook and Hotmail accounts created by known North Korean IT employees. This is part of its comprehensive effort to combat North Korean IT employee scams, aiming to prevent their global fraud conspiracy.

Previously reported, on July 1st, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced nationwide actions to combat North Korea's remote IT work fraud against U.S. companies, including the arrest of a U.S. citizen suspected of providing a "laptop farm" to North Korean operatives. This included the seizure of 29 bank accounts, closure of 21 fraudulent websites, confiscation of over 200 devices, recovery of over $900,000 in stolen cryptocurrency, and breach of over 100 U.S. companies.

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