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North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now

Matt Burgess

created: Oct. 10, 2025, 9 a.m. | updated: Oct. 14, 2025, 5:27 p.m.

Talented North Korean coders and developers have, for years, been getting hired for remote jobs at Western tech firms. Files linked to the alleged North Korean operatives show 2D architectural drawings and some 3D CAD files for properties in the United States, Kela researchers say. Kela’s security researchers focused on a GitHub account linked to one suspected North Korean IT network, before analyzing further accounts and profiles. The GitHub profile, plus some connected personas and some architectural work, was first identified by DPRK researchers on X earlier this year. Github, which is owned by Microsoft, did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment about the account or suspected links to North Korea.

1 week, 4 days ago: WIRED