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Amazon is reportedly being deluged with North Korean job applicants eager to break inside its walls

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Amazon blocked over 1,800 suspected North Korean job applications since April 2024, as workers use fake identities and AI-enhanced resumes to secure remote positions at US tech companies. These infiltration attempts aim to funnel wages back to North Korea's weapons programs, with Microsoft reporting over 300 American companies unknowingly hired such workers between 2020-2022.

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