The DOJ seized over $1.2 billion from North Korea ‘s Binance theft, and says the same hackers are targeting open-source developers The U.S. Department of Justice announced two separate but connected actions against North Korea ‘s cryptocurrency theft operations. The press release covers the seizure of infrastructure behind a social engineering scheme called FaceStealer and court-authorized seizures tied to the $6 billion Binance theft of October 29.
North Korea ‘s Crypto Theft Operations: DOJ Seizes $1.2 Billion and Disrupts Hacker Infrastructure
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