Over 1,800 North Korean applicants flood Amazon — suspected illicit applicants blocked by the company since April 2024

Amazon Chief Security Officer Stephen Schmidt said the company has blocked more than 1,800 suspected North Korean applicants from joining the tech giant. Schmidt states in his LinkedIn post that this is the number of profiles his team has intercepted since April 2024, with attempts increasing by 27% quarterly this year alone. Amazon uses AI to screen profiles and check for anomalies, which are then verified by human operators. “Our AI model analyzes connections to nearly 200 high-risk institutions,…