More like tens of thousands. The Lazarus Group alone is suspected to be comprised of ~3,500+ people.
If I had to guess, likely because the NK workers are highly motivated to succeed under threats of duress and threats involving their families/own life.
I dont think these employers are willingly hiring DPRK workers over other countries, likely more so that DPRK are more ruthless and aggressive with their application applying processes and have it dialed in pretty well using shared intel and techniques to improve their success rates. Afterall, it is a nation-state backed campaign so they have a lot of resources to put into it.
If I had to guess, likely because the NK workers are highly motivated to succeed under threats of duress and threats involving their families/own life.
I dont think these employers are willingly hiring DPRK workers over other countries, likely more so that DPRK are more ruthless and aggressive with their application applying processes and have it dialed in pretty well using shared intel and techniques to improve their success rates. Afterall, it is a nation-state backed campaign so they have a lot of resources to put into it.