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FBI and CrowdStrike Dismantle 40+ North Korean Laptop Farms in Texas

CrowdStrike confirms partnership in disruption effort

CrowdStrike publicly confirmed its partnership with the FBI in identifying and disrupting the laptop farms, noting the operations targeted what the cybersecurity firm calls FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, North Korea's IT worker operation.

CrowdStrike confirms partnership in disruption effort
The Record

“CrowdStrike is proud to have partnered with the FBI in identifying and disrupting U.S.-based laptop farms used by FAMOUS CHOLLIMA to infiltrate organizations, conceal operatives' identities, and generate revenue for the...”

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FBI Lead federal investigatorCrowdStrike Cybersecurity firm partnerBrett LeathermanBrett Leatherman Head of FBI cyber divisionAdam Meyers Counteradversary operations lead at CrowdStrikeU.S. Justice Department Prosecuting authority

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  1. first by NewsNation, 1d ago · also WFAA, Tom's Hardware, Defense One, Cyber Security News, iTnews, The Record +10

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  2. first by BleepingComputer, 1d ago · also Gizmodo, Dallas Express, Metacurity, Help Net Security, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

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  1. CBS News
    Tech workers aligned with North Korea using laptop farms to infiltrate U.S. companies, FBI says video · YouTube · 8h ago · +1 outlet
  2. CBS News
    Dozens of North Korean laptop farms discovered across Texas video · YouTube · 13h ago · +1 outlet

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