Ontario concluded the architect designed by a remote worker who is believed to be a North Korean contestant

He motivated, he is believed to be North Korea, he formulated the official seal of the Ontario engineer, an investigation before The fifth estate He found.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has participated in recent years thousands of workers from the distance aimed at achieving revenues for the regime, according to international. Consultant issued by the US government. Their exploits were detailed in The accusation regulations From the US Department of Justice and Reporting from All over the world.

While they are The most famous for H.value Crossed currency breakthroughsThese workers It will also take Real jobs in real companies under false identities. According to Federal Investigation Office From January, this employment sometimes ends with the theft of ownership information or HoldinG data and codE hostage for ransom.

“The threat it poses DPRK American lawyer Leah B. Foley in advertisement On June 30. “Thousands of North Korean Internet customers have been trained and published by the system to mix the global digital workforce.”

They also deny as licensed professionals on independent websites who offer things like a review and approval of engineering or architectural plans with forged stamps.

According to Association of Architects in OntarioThe architect – known as the seal – is a “representation of the public” that the professional bears the responsibility of the document and that he was prepared by them or under their supervision and direction.

In Ontario, seals are released by self -organized organizations created and governed by specific legislation. For example, Professional engineers Ontario It works under salad Professional Engineers Law.

In mid -May, an internet researcher only known as the name Cookie Connoisseur to publish A series of professional stamps on X bears the names of engineers throughout the United States. Cookie Connoisseur claimed that it is used by workers from a remote in North Korea.

Among them was the professional seal of Canadian architect Stephen Mauro, which is located in the Greater Toronto region. Its seal appeared on a boutique studio scheme “designed by a company called Global Creative Consultant Engineers (GCCE).

Talk to The fifth estateMauro stated that he had never heard about GCC, and he had not seen the drawing before and had not sealed it. He also pointed out that the signing of the seal was not like it, and that the same character contains slight differences from official seal.

Mauro said: “The biggest thing is to know where it is presented in Ontario, to notify the municipalities that they are not a real engineer.”

An independent distance work

Online search, The fifth estate He was able to locate the Facebook Facebook page, which included an email address and a phone number of a man named Faisal Hussein. When calling it CBCand Hussein He said that he was headquartered in Pakistan and confirmed that the drawings were for him.

When asked about his relationship with Mauro, Hussein initially stated, “He works with me as a teammate.” In a subsequent video call, Hussein said he rented Mauro via an independent platform online and never saw his face or heard his voice.

Hussein said: “He was working with me for two years and I did not get any problem from the city.” He did not answer the questions about CiTae was referring to.

According to 2022 of the United States government on North Korea, they “are generally getting independent jobs through various online platforms.”

Feelings repeat cyber security expert Michael BarnaharR.Which works for the risk management company DTEX Systems.

“Whatever the common thing in the host nation is what they will happen,” Barnhart said, “Whatever the common thing in the host nation is what they will happen,” he said, adding that he saw the records of conversations as workers in North Korea ask the Amnesty International platform for the famous independent web sites in Canada and Japan.

Are the documents real?

In an attempt to highlight number to last Accounts, post -file post – videos, photos, chat records – which they call from North Korean actors.

He was asked if an interview will be made with them in this story The fifth estate To Barnhart, cybersecurity expert. He said that he works as a general face for this loose gatheringE from online researchers.

U.S. Barnhardt, which was previously led to the threat in North Korea Google operations are called Mandan, He said The fifth estate Which – which Company membersSelective work is regular functions and do this research in their spare time.

Barnhart will not reveal how the group gets a scheme bearing the seal of Ontario Mauro. In an email to CBC, he said that the information was confirmed by many industry researchers who were following this “operator” in North Korea.

He also pointed out that North Korea agents read news articles about their work, and as a result, providing a lot of information can reveal the researcher’s methods.

Besides independent websites, distance workers in North Korea also participate in what Barnhart called job requests for companies that employ workers from remote. They apply for hundreds of jobs a day, and I hope they get at least some responses to some responses.

“If you are Fortune 500, I can easily say that you are at least targeted,” said Barnhart. “Whether you have rented them, this is a different story.”