Amazon has prevented more than 1,800 suspected North Korean operatives from securing employment since April 2024, as the Pyongyang regime continues efforts to place IT workers in remote roles at Western companies to generate revenue for the regime. Amazon's Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Stephen Schmidt, revealed the figures in a LinkedIn post, noting a 27% quarter-on-quarter increase in the number of detected DPRK-affiliated applications this year. The aim, he said, is for o
