British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam

Google intelligence report finds UK is a particular target of IT worker ploy that sends wages to Kim Jong Un’s state

British companies are being urged to carry out job interviews for IT workers on video or in person to head off the threat of giving jobs to fake North Korean employees.

The warning was made after analysts said that the UK has become a prime target for hoax IT workers deployed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. They are typically hired to work remotely, enabling them to escape detection and send their wages to Kim Jong Un’s state.