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DOJ moves to seize $1.2 billion from Binance hack, disrupts North Korean deepfake scheme
DOJ seizure of $1.2 billion and disruption of North Korean deepfake scheme drives systemic risk score.
Context
What happened: The DOJ obtained court approval to seize $1.2 billion stolen from Binance by North Korea's TraderTraitor group and took down the FaceStealer deepfake scam.
Key numbers: $1.2 billion in seized funds.
Why it matters: The action targets North Korean theft operations against a major exchange and disrupts a deepfake scheme tied to those actors.
What changed
The DOJ obtained court approval to seize $1.2 billion stolen from Binance by North Korea's TraderTraitor group and took down the FaceStealer deepfake scam.
Why it matters
The action targets North Korean theft operations against a major exchange and disrupts a deepfake scheme tied to those actors.
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Nov 13, 2026 02:10 PM ET