Matthew Isaac Knoot, a 38-year-old man from Nashville, Tennessee, has been arrested and charged with aiding North Korea's weapons program by helping North Korean IT workers pose as U.S. citizens to secure remote jobs with American and British companies. Knoot allegedly operated a 'laptop farm' from his residence, installing unauthorized software to give these workers access to company systems, and laundered their earnings, which were funneled to North Korea. The scheme involved using stolen identities and defrauded multiple companies, causing substantial financial damage. The Justice Department highlighted the broader issue of North Korea dispatching IT workers globally to fund its weapons of mass destruction programs. Knoot's arrest serves as a warning to U.S. businesses to be vigilant in their hiring processes to avoid similar threats.