Alert to Countries, Companies, and Others Concerning North Korean IT Workers

The materials announced on August 3, 2026, state that on July 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National center of incident readiness and strategy for cybersecurity, National Police Agency, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry published an alert titled “Alert for Countries, Companies, and Others Concerning North Korean IT Workers,” together with relevant organizations in allied and like-minded countries, including the United States and the Republic of Korea. The original text identifies the manufacturing, information, and distribution and services sectors and organizes the matter as a joint alert directed at countries, companies, and others.

The alert concerns North Korean IT workers and is directed at countries, companies, and others. The stated action is for five Japanese organizations to coordinate with relevant organizations in allied and like-minded countries, including the United States and the Republic of Korea, and publish an alert.

As related materials, “Alert for Countries, Companies, and Others Concerning North Korean IT Workers (English / Provisional Japanese Translation)” is posted in PDF format.

The responsible units are the Information Technology Promotion Division and the Digital Human Resources Policy Office of the Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, with Sone as office director. The contacts are Kato and Takeuchi. The telephone number is 03-3501-1511, extension 3971, and the email address is bzl-digital★meti.go.jp; the instructions say to replace “★” with “@”.