FBI Smashes North Korea's $400M FaceStealer Crypto Scam
The FBI and DOJ have disrupted FaceStealer, a North Korean scheme that stole over $400M in crypto through fake video-call job interviews. Attackers used AI deepfakes and compromised Telegram, LinkedIn and Discord accounts to lure victims, then drained wallets with malware. Agents seized the operation's cloud servers and recovered 900+ webcam recordings. Separately, courts approved seizing $1.2B tied to the $6.3B Binance hack — over $2.7B now frozen. Never join a video call from a stranger offering a crypto job.
Not financial advice.
#FBI #NorthKorea #CryptoScam #Binance #CryptoSecurity
The FBI and DOJ have disrupted FaceStealer, a North Korean scheme that stole over $400M in crypto through fake video-call job interviews. Attackers used AI deepfakes and compromised Telegram, LinkedIn and Discord accounts to lure victims, then drained wallets with malware. Agents seized the operation's cloud servers and recovered 900+ webcam recordings. Separately, courts approved seizing $1.2B tied to the $6.3B Binance hack — over $2.7B now frozen. Never join a video call from a stranger offering a crypto job.
Not financial advice.
#FBI #NorthKorea #CryptoScam #Binance #CryptoSecurity
