Treasury Sanctions Russians, North Koreans supporting DPRK IT Worker Fraud

On October 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity for their roles in North Korean government-run IT worker schemes that generate hundreds of millions in revenue for DPRK’s weapons programs. North Korean IT worker operations now span dozens of countries and generate an estimated $250 to $600 million in annual revenue for the DPRK regime, according to the United Nations panel of Experts . The threat has drawn a coordinated response from U.S.