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| Type | Company | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Upwork | [sources] | |||
| Incorporation date | not available | [sources] | |||
| Jurisdiction | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | United States | [sources] | |||
| Description | Freelance platform, which is used by IT workers from the DPRK to generate revenue. Russian nationals aided in "facilitating remote verifications associated with the usage of the accounts, receiving payments for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea IT workers in the Russian nationals’ bank accounts, and identifying potential IT work opportunities for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea IT workers". According to another Member State, a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea individual, Oh Chung Song (오충성, date of birth: 27 February 1989), then resident in Dubai, created an account on the “Upwork” platform, falsifying his nationality in the process. Using the platform, Oh reportedly developed and supplied IT-related programs to a number of different companies in order to acquire foreign currency. In December 2021, an employer discovered Oh’s falsification of his nationality and as a result he and other Democratic People’s Republic of Korea IT workers working with him left immediately for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, concerned that they would be investigated by United Arab Emirates authorities. | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | not available | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
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