Yu Song Hyok 유성혁 confirmed

Actor-cluster tags

Remote Worker Fraud / Contagious Interview

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Sanctions-designation details

Status: Designated by the Republic of Korea on May 23, 2023, for involvement in DPRK IT workers' foreign-currency earning abroad

Post, per the identification annexFacilitator of IT workers' foreign-currency earning, operating a North Korean restaurant in Laos (IT 인력 외화벌이 조력자, 라오스 내 북한식당 운영)
Date of BirthAugust 1, 1981
NationalityNorth Korean
SexMale
Passport108130754 (North Korea), expired February 3, 2023

Caution

이번에 제재대상으로 지정된 개인 7명은 △북한 해외 IT 지부 책임자로서 불법 외화벌이를 주도하였거나1), △자금세탁 등 불법 금융활동을 통해 외화벌이를 도움으로써2) 대북제재 회피와 핵ㆍ미사일 개발 자금 조달에 관여하였다. 특히, 이들 IT 지부 책임자들은 IT 인력에 대한 감시ㆍ통제ㆍ갑질, 임금 미지급 등 강제노동을 강요하여 이들의 인권을 유린해 왔다. 1) 김상만, 김기혁, 김성일, 전연근, 김효동 2) 유성혁, 윤성일

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Sourcing & confidence disclaimer

Every claim on this profile comes from the sources cited on it. Nothing has been added or inferred.

Yu Song Hyok is profiled here as a facilitator rather than an IT worker: the Republic of Korea's announcement lists him as an operator of a North Korean restaurant in Laos who helped DPRK IT workers earn foreign currency through illicit financial activity such as money laundering.

The Korean quotation under the designation details is the ministry's own wording.

The confidence level of 'confirmed' reflects that this individual is named on a government sanctions designation; a designation is an administrative action and not a criminal charge, and nothing here states that any court has found anything.

Attribution confidence: confirmed

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Profile last updated 2026-09-18.