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deepfakes
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DOJ wins approval to seize $1.2B from the Binance hack and takes down a North Korean deepfake operation
U.S. prosecutors won court approval to seize $1.2 billion of the crypto stolen in October's $6 billion Binance hack and dismantled cloud servers behind a separate North Korean deepfake video-call scheme that took more than $400 million.
DOJ: North Korean Hackers Stole $400 Million Via Deepfake Video Calls, Moves to Seize $1.2 Billion From Binance Hack
The U.S. Justice Department says North Korean hackers stole over $400 million in crypto across 18 months using deepfakes and recorded webcam footage on video calls, and has now moved to seize $1.2 billion tied to the Binance breach.