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DOJ: Seizes $1.2B Crypto Stolen from Binance

DOJ: Seizes $1.2B Crypto Stolen from Binance

The Department of Justice seized and froze more than $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from Binance by North Korean hackers last month while also taking infrastructure tied to the FaceStealer scheme that stole over $400 million.

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The DOJ seized and froze more than $1.2 billion in crypto stolen from Binance by North Korean hackers last month. It also seized infrastructure used in “FaceStealer,” a social engineering scheme tied to more than $400 million in crypto theft.

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