Overview

• The trilateral joint statement details tactics that include false identities, spoofed locations, AI tools, and cooperation with foreign facilitators targeting clients across North America, Europe, and East Asia.
• The United States designated four entities and individuals tied to the schemes, including actors operating in Russia, Laos, and China.
• Japan issued an updated alert outlining new tradecraft and urging companies to avoid inadvertent hiring, while South Korea released advisories to help firms steer clear of these operations.
• On August 26 in Tokyo, the three governments co-hosted a forum with Mandiant that gathered more than 130 representatives from government and industry, including freelance platforms, payment providers, cryptocurrency firms, AI companies, and Web3 organizations.
• The partners warn that engaging these workers risks theft of intellectual property, data, and funds as well as reputational and legal exposure, with particular activity reported in the blockchain sector.