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The U.S. Department of Justice disrupted the Famous Chollima threat group by arresting two suspects and charging 14 individuals. Agents seized nearly 187 laptops during the Lonestar Roundup operation between September 21 and 25 in Texas. A separate Ohio indictment describes a scheme impacting 70 companies and generating roughly $3 million for North Korean actors from 2019 to July 2025.
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The FBI says it worked with CrowdStrike to dismantle 40+ laptop farms across Texas used to help North Koreans get remote US tech jobs under stolen identities (Dustin Volz/New York Times)

DOJ Arrests Two in Laptop Farm Raid

FBI Shuts Down 40 North Korean Laptop Farms