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Yanbian Silverstar (3)

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Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
From in or around April 2017 to in or around March 2023Yanbian Silverstar / Volasys Silverstar IT worker scheme (at least 130 DPRK IT workers, "IT Warriors")People's Republic of China; Russian Federation (company bases); U.S. victimsJONG SONG HWA, RI KYONG SIK, KIM RYU SONG, RIM UN CHOL, KIM MU RIM and co-defendants; Yanbian Silverstar; Volasys Silverstar
JAN 19 2023 (application)Seizure of approximately $397,674.32 in 35 money-transfer accounts holding proceeds of North Korean IT worker fraud scheme (Yanbian Silverstar)China (withdrawals to bank accounts in China)North Korean IT workers; Yanbian Silverstar
(not dated)IT workers extorting former employersUnited StatesYanbian Silverstar; Volasys Silverstar