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Didenko-linked laptop farm at Virginia Beach, VA hosting laptops for remote IT workers (UpWorkSell; approximately 871 proxy identities)

Date (as written)
on or about September 19, 2023
Year
2023
Country
U.S. (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Actors (as written)
DIDENKO and customers (overseas remote IT workers; affidavit cites "North Korean programmers" tip)
Actor pages
DIDENKO and customers
Tags (as written)
IT workers; laptop farm; search warrant affidavit

Source entries (1)

US court filing via CourtListener RECAP: United States v. SEALED

Didenko-linked laptop farm at Virginia Beach, VA hosting laptops for remote IT workers (UpWorkSell; approximately 871 proxy identities) · on or about September 19, 2023
evidence collected during the investigation reveals that DIDENKO manages as many as approximately 871 proxy identities, provides proxy accounts for 3 freelance IT hiring platforms, and provides proxy accounts for 3 different MSTs. ... on or about September 19, 2023, DIDENKO messaged one of his customers (Customer-7, discussed below) the address of the Subject Premises. The customer asked, "How many laptops are there in VA address?" DIDENKO answered, "9 laptop now." [Case No. 2:24-sw-00085, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; filing: Redacted Application and Affidavit for a Search Warrant as to 2353 Upper Greens Place, Virginia Beach, VA 23456]
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.553495/gov.uscourts.vaed.553495.7.1.pdf

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