US DOJ Moves to Seize $1.2B From Exchange Hack Tied to North Korea
• DOJ won court authority to seize $1.2B+ frozen after the Oct. 29 exchange hack ($6B+ stolen)
• FBI attributes the attack to a North Korea-linked group; $2.7B+ has been frozen in total
• Separately, agents seized FaceStealer infrastructure: fake Zoom/Teams calls with deepfakes that stole $400M+ in 18 months
Good for recovery, but attackers keep adapting. A "please install this to fix the call" request is the new phishing, so verify contacts on another channel. Not financial advice, DYOR.
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• DOJ won court authority to seize $1.2B+ frozen after the Oct. 29 exchange hack ($6B+ stolen)
• FBI attributes the attack to a North Korea-linked group; $2.7B+ has been frozen in total
• Separately, agents seized FaceStealer infrastructure: fake Zoom/Teams calls with deepfakes that stole $400M+ in 18 months
Good for recovery, but attackers keep adapting. A "please install this to fix the call" request is the new phishing, so verify contacts on another channel. Not financial advice, DYOR.
#Hack
