The U.S. Justice Department has revealed a sweeping operation against North Korean IT workers who raised funds for regime weapons programs through employment at over 100 American companies, announcing the indictment of DPRK nationals, arrest of a U.S. citizen and searches of 29 suspected “laptop farms.”

The series of coordinated actions also saw U.S. authorities seize 29 financial accounts and 21 fraudulent websites as part of the crackdown on illicit networks facilitating Pyongyang’s sanctions evasion, the department said in a press release.

According to court documents released alongside the Justice Department announcement, the DPRK IT professionals used stolen and