WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it sanctioned six individuals and two entities for their roles in North Korea-orchestrated information technology (IT) worker schemes, which it accused of defrauding American businesses and generating revenue to fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs. The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the measure, noting that the latest sanctions are part of the United States’ “whole-of-government” effort to counter Pyongyang’s wide-ranging revenue generation schemes. “The North Korean regime targets American companies through deceptive schemes carried out by its overseas IT operatives, who weaponize sensitive data and extort businesses for substantial payments,” Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent was quoted as saying. “Under President Trump’s leadership, Treasury will continue to follow the money in order to protect U.S. businesses from these malicious activities and ensure those responsible are held accountable,” he added. Added to the OFAC sanctions list are Yun Song-guk, a North Korean citizen; York Louis Celes
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