North Korea Stole $400 Million in Crypto Using Deepfake Video Calls, DOJ Says

The FBI announced North Korean hackers stole more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 months using a social engineering scheme called FaceStealer. The operation utilized AI deepfakes and prerecorded footage of trusted contacts during video calls to trick crypto workers into installing malware. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice is moving to seize $1.2 billion linked to the Binance hack, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat state-sponsored cybercrime targeting the digital asset industry.