What We Learned Inside a North Korean Internet Server

38 North experts detail how a North Korean Internet server’s contents and workflow underscore the growing challenge foreign companies face verifying outsourced work

By  Martyn Williams  •  Jenny Town  •  Adrienne Cuffley Production

A misconfigured North Korean Internet cloud server has provided a fascinating glance into the world of North Korean animation outsourcing and how foreign companies might be inadvertently employing North Korean companies on information technology (IT) projects. The incident also underlines how difficult it is for foreign companies to verify their outsourced work is not potentially breaking sanctions and ending up on computers in Pyongyang.

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