BBC · 2026-11-13 02:48 UTC

North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI

US authorities say North Korean state-sponsored hackers have taken more than $400 million in cryptocurrency using fake video calls to steal identities. The FBI says over 900 victims have been caught by the scheme, dubbed FaceStealer, in the last 18 months. The article notes a week earlier Binance disclosed a $6.3bn hack via fake job interviews, which US agencies linked to North Korea; Pyongyang denies this.

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