Amazon Exec Issues Major Warning About Threat to U.S. Companies

The retail giant Amazon has made a major decision affecting 1,800 job applications, and a top executive is issuing a warning to other companies about a looming threat.

Stephen Schmidt, who is 2nd senior vice president and chief security officer at Amazon, revealed in a LinkedIn post in late December 2025 that Amazon has stopped more than 1,800 suspected North Korean "operatives" from getting remote IT jobs at the company.

"Over the past few years, North Korean (DPRK) nationals have...