North Korean IT worker arrested in China for allegedly stealing Chinese military technology information

Date (as written): March 2025
Year: 2025
Country: China
Actors (as written): a North Korean IT worker
Actor pages: a North Korean IT worker
Tags (as written): espionage; IT workers

Source entries (2)

MSMT/2026/1 "The DPRK Use of Overseas Labour to Violate and Evade UN Sanctions" (16 Sep 2026)

North Korean IT worker in China arrested for allegedly stealing Chinese military secrets · April 2025

In particular, in April 2025, a North Korean IT worker dispatched to China was reportedly arrested and detained by Chinese public security authorities for allegedly stealing Chinese military secrets.

https://msmt.info/Publications/detail/MSMT%20Report/4232

Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) report, 22 Oct 2025

North Korean IT worker arrested in China for allegedly stealing Chinese military technology information · March 2025

(MSMT/2025/2, report p. 74 (fn 223)) Footnote 223: “In March 2025, a North Korean IT worker was arrested in China after allegedly stealing information related to Chinese military technology; see Newsweek, “China’s Arrest of North Korea Spy Reveals Cracks in Xi-Kim Alliance,” May 8, 2025”

https://github.com/tayvano/lazarus-bluenoroff-research/blob/main/pdfs/2025-10-22_MSMT-Report.pdf

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