White House / President·Justice Department
DOJ freezes more than $2.7 billion and moves to seize $1.2 billion from North Korea's $6.3 billion Binance heist; FBI takes down "FaceStealer" scheme
The Justice Department said Thursday federal authorities have frozen more than $2.7 billion in cryptocurrency linked to the roughly $6 billion Binance theft and obtained court authorization to seize or restrict more than $1.2 billion of it, the Washington Examiner reported, attributing the theft to North Korean military hackers the FBI calls "TraderTraitor." The FBI also said it seized online infrastructure behind "FaceStealer," which investigators say stole more than $400 million over 18 months using fake video calls, the New York Post and Examiner reported.
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- Washington ExaminerDOJ cracks down on North Korean crypto theft after $6.3 billion Binance heist
- New York PostFBI reveals cunning ruse North Korean hackers used in massive crypto heist as feds claw back $1.2B