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US Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker scheme
- The Treasury Department sanctioned eight North Koreans and two Russians for an IT worker scheme.
- The scheme involved stolen identities, fake resumes, and fake IT employees infiltrating US businesses.
- The operation is said to benefit the North Korean military.
- The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) led the sanctions.
- The scheme defrauded American businesses.