The U.S. Government is issuing this advisory as a comprehensive resource for the international community, the private sector, and the public to better understand and guard against inadvertent recruitment, hiring, and facilitation of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, a.k.a. North Korea) information technology (IT) workers.

Due diligence measures the private sector can consider to prevent inadvertent or unwitting hiring of DPRK IT workers include:

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• Avoid payments in cryptocurrency and require verification of banking information corresponding to other identifying documents;