Tech news picked on 2026-08-12
No One Is Yet Responsible for Identity Verification in Remote Hiring
- The FBI has launched an investigation after identifying a remote IT worker employed by a U.S. government agency as a North Korean national.
- The Department of Justice previously reported that 136 companies were victims, and in one case, $88 million was transferred to North Korea over six years.
- The breach was not due to a careless company but an industry-standard remote onboarding process.
- For small teams with many remote hires, it is immediately possible to add another identity verification step just before the offer and restrict initial week permissions.