NewsForce(@Newsforce):The FBI has seized 187 devices in Texas as part of a crackdown on a North Korean scheme allegedly using stolen identities to obtain remote jobs at U.S. companies and fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs. Authorities say operatives relied on U.S.-based facilitators to host company laptops and transfer earnings to North Korean accounts. The investigation was conducted under Operation Lonestar Roundup with assistance from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

2026.10.17 11:00

The FBI has seized 187 devices in Texas as part of a crackdown on a North Korean scheme allegedly using stolen identities to obtain remote jobs at U.S. companies and fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs. Authorities say operatives relied on U.S.-based facilitators to host company laptops and transfer earnings to North Korean accounts. The investigation was conducted under Operation Lonestar Roundup with assistance from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.