> [!hm-nav] > ** [[home|HAYDEN MCKENZIE]]** [[home|Home]] [[research|Research]] [[indicators|Indicators]] [[about|About]] # Published investigations > [!hm-feed] > Published articles, newest first. > [!hm-card] > [](research/Daily%20Life%20Inside%20North%20Korea%27s%20IT%20Worker%20Compounds) > > Report 05 / 29 Sep 2026 / DPRK LIFESTYLE > > ### [[research/Daily Life Inside North Korea's IT Worker Compounds|Daily Life Inside North Korea's IT Worker Compounds]] > > An inside look at the Slack workspace North Korean IT workers use around the clock: life in the Rason compounds, what they eat, the DotA lobbies, the flights home, and the pressure to earn that never lets up. > > [[research/Daily Life Inside North Korea's IT Worker Compounds|Read the investigation ↗]] > [!hm-card] > [](research/dprk-it-worker-cell-part-one) > > Report 04 / 23 Sep 2026 / DPRK OPERATIONS > > ### [[research/The Women Behind North Korea's IT Worker Operations|The Women Behind North Korea's IT Worker Operations]] > > An exclusive interview with a first-time female operative, alongside day-to-day operations conducted throughout her first three weeks inside a DPRK IT worker cell. > > [[research/The Women Behind North Korea's IT Worker Operations|Read the investigation ↗]] > [!hm-card] > [](research/North%20Korea%27s%20Desperate%20Methods%20of%20Recruitment) > > Report 03 / 19 Aug 2026 / DPRK OPERATIONS > > ### [[research/North Korea's Desperate Methods of Recruitment|North Korea's Desperate Methods of Recruitment]] > > A unique look at North Korea's laptop hosting, account purchasing, and identity theft assistance requests, displayed publicly across popular forums. > > [[research/North Korea's Desperate Methods of Recruitment|Read the investigation ↗]] > [!hm-card] > [](research/Dissecting%20the%20Identity%20Lifecycle) > > Report 02 / 13 Aug 2026 / DPRK OPERATIONS > > ### [[research/Dissecting the Identity Lifecycle|Dissecting the Identity Lifecycle]] > > An operation's own playbook for identity theft, interviews, and revenue sharing. Eleven stages, from choosing a victim to cashing out. > > [[research/Dissecting the Identity Lifecycle|Read the investigation ↗]] > [!hm-card] > [](research/How%20North%20Korea%20Outsources%20Job%20Fraud%20at%20Scale) > > Report 01 / 19 May 2026 / DPRK OPERATIONS > > ### [[research/How North Korea Outsources Job Fraud at Scale|How North Korea Outsources Job Fraud at Scale]] > > Inside the Discord network where DPRK operators pay gig workers to submit job applications at scale. > > [[research/How North Korea Outsources Job Fraud at Scale|Read the investigation ↗]] > [!hm-footer] > **HAYDEN MCKENZIE** · Independent security researcher > > [[research|Research]] · [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/in/haymcken/) · [Email ↗](mailto:[email protected]) · [Substack ↗](https://substack.com/@haydenmckenzie) · [[attachments/Hayden-McKenzie-CV.pdf|CV ↗]]