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November 13, 2026 at 14:28 UTC
FBI Says North Korean Hackers Stole Over $400 Million in Crypto Using Deepfake Video Calls
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
The FBI attributed the theft of over $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 months to North Korean threat actors operating a social engineering scheme called FaceStealer, which used deepfake video calls to manipulate victims. Separately, DOJ announced the seizure of $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the 2022 Binance breach. These coordinated U.S. government actions signal intensified focus on DPRK-linked crypto theft operations targeting financial institutions and exchanges.
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