[HIGHLIGHTS] North Korean IT engineer's income from contract work for Japanese company revealed

North Korean IT engineer's income from contract work for Japanese company revealed. The National Police Agency is suspected of receiving income by pretending to be a Japanese person and taking on work from Japanese companies.

A United Nations report points out that North Korea dispatches IT engineers to foreign countries, and the income they receive from these jobs under false pretenses is used to fund nuclear and missile development. According to the report, many IT engineers in North Korea, while residing in China, Russia, Southeast Asia, etc., fake their identity and nationality.