The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity over an alleged scheme to defraud American businesses for the benefit of the North Korean military, according to a report from The Hill. The Hill reported that the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight North Korean nationals and two Russian nationals. The report was written by Max Rego.

The Hill reported that OFAC accused the individuals of facilitating a government-run information technology (IT) scheme. The outlet's summary presents the actions as accusations, and it does not describe any findings made by the department beyond the sanctions themselves.

CBS News reported that the Treasury Department is targeting a North Korean operation "churning out stolen identities," along with fake résumés and fake IT employees who are infiltrating legitimate U.S. businesses.

The two reports describe the same action from different angles. The Hill emphasized the government role behind the scheme, while CBS News focused on the stolen identities and fake personnel used to reach American companies. Neither outlet's summary names the sanctioned individuals.

CBS News described the workers as employees who appear legitimate to the businesses that hire them, which is the basis for the operation's reach into U.S. companies. The Hill's summary does not say how much money the scheme generated, and the CBS News summary does not give a count of the people or entities targeted.

Sources: The Hill: Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians for alleged IT fraud; CBS News: Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker scheme.