25 March 2026: PF Typology - DPRK IT Workers

The Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) has released a summary report on an emerging Proliferation Financing (PF) Typology which spans multiple global sectors.

Reports in recent years have recorded efforts by North Korea (“Democratic People's Republic of Korea”, “the DPRK”) to infiltrate companies outside of the DPRK to generate funds for PF. The DPRK uses various methods to finance their regime; however, this report focuses on PF in the DPRK specifically through the exploitation of remote employment opportunities in the West. Recent PF training by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) undertaken by GSC staff also noted the emergence of this typology.

The GSC regularly shares new and emerging typologies and flags to stakeholders via its publications and news blog pages to improve stakeholder awareness of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing (ML/TF/PF) risks. Although the typology has not been recorded directly in relation to the gambling industry, given that online gambling is an IT/technology-focused industry and regularly employs IT/software professionals, the GSC would like to make the industry aware of the risks.

To assist stakeholders in understanding the threat picture, the GSC has summarised key insights from various reports to highlight emerging typologies and risks in order to support industry awareness and ensure the sector remains vigilant to evolving threats.

View the full document on the GSC AML/CFT Publications page.