Nick Carlson
Former FBI analyst specializing in North Korean hacking
Nick Carlson (Former FBI analyst specializing in North Korean hacking) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include North Korean remote IT worker scheme.
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North Korean remote IT worker scheme
Carlson says the FBI treated North Korea as a low priority compared with Russia and China, even though its hackers are among the best in the world.
“This is, in its heart, it's a tech venture. This is a criminal cyber startup. And these guys are crushing it”
To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll: Ep. 1: Strange Things Are Happening (Jun 9, 2026) · Listen from 30:02
Appearances
Ep. 1: Strange Things Are HappeningTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll · Jun 9, 2026 · 54 min
Nicole Perlroth and cybersecurity experts trace how North Korean operatives secured remote IT jobs at U.S. companies to fund the regime's weapons programs.
Often appears with
- Nicole Perlroth · 1 shared episode
- Cliff (pseudonym) · 1 shared episode
- Ben Riesenberg · 1 shared episode
- Jim Lewis · 1 shared episode
- Adam Meyers · 1 shared episode
- Michael Barnhart · 1 shared episode
- Ryan LaSalle · 1 shared episode
- Amy Herzog · 1 shared episode