日本のIT産業を陰で蝕む北朝鮮技術者の実態とは？
初版作成: 2022/07/17 公開版作成: 2023/10/30 本レポートはザ・ニューヨーカー誌の記事に掲載された調査を発展させたものである。Google検索やソーシャルメディアのプロフィール情報、中国特有のサービスなどの公開情報を使用し調査を行った。 調査の背景2021年にザ・ニューヨーカー誌が公開した記事において、Bravemaster619というユーザー名を使用し、北朝鮮のIT技術者がフリーランスのプログラマーとして活動していることが報告されている。 今回、この「Bravemaster619」が本当に北朝鮮のIT技術者であるのか、記事には記載されていない、根拠を補強する証拠を収集するため再注目し、以下の調査を実施した。 調査結果の概要結論：Bravemaster619は北朝鮮のIT技術者である可能性が非常に高い。 理由：Bravemaster619のホームページに掲
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Cartoons from the February 1, 2016, Issue
