WASHINGTON EXAMINER · 2026-11-12 23:21 UTC

DOJ cracks down on North Korean crypto theft after $6.3 billion Binance heist

The DOJ announced plans to crack down on North Korean crypto theft, including recovering billions stolen in a roughly $6 billion scheme targeting Binance around Oct. 29. Federal authorities have frozen more than $2.7 billion in cryptocurrency linked to the Binance theft and obtained court authorization to seize or restrict over $1.2 billion of the funds. The FBI also seized infrastructure used in a "FaceStealer" scheme that has stolen more than $400 million in crypto over 18 months through fake video meetings.

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