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Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by The Record, Nov 12, 21:42 UTC

Feds announce seizure of $1.2 billion from Binance theft; also takedown of ‘FaceStealer’ tools

Summary

The US Department of Justice and the FBI announced two separate actions against North Korea-linked cryptocurrency theft operations. The FBI says the US seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen from Binance, and the Justice Department also announced a takedown of tools called FaceStealer. Separately, the FBI blamed North Korea for a social engineering scheme that officials say led to the theft of $400 million in cryptocurrency.

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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.

  1. The RecordFirst report

    Feds announce seizure of $1.2 billion from Binance theft; also takedown of ‘FaceStealer’ tools

    The Department of Justice and FBI announced two separate actions in response to North Korea-linked cryptocurrency theft operations.

    Read at The Record Details

  2. SecurityWeek

    FBI Says US Seized $1.2 Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency Stolen From Binance

    Also Thursday, the FBI blamed North Korea for a separate social engineering scheme that officials say resulted in the theft of $400 million worth of cryptocurrency.

    Read at SecurityWeek Details