# DOJ moves to seize $1.2 billion from Binance hack, disrupts North Korean deepfake scheme

https://mins.news/en/item/141469

- The Block, 2026-11-12 22:40 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-11-12-doj-seize-1-2-billion-binance-hack-north-korea-facestealer-439065

> The US Department of Justice received court approval to seize $1.2 billion stolen from Binance by North Korea’s TraderTraitor and took down the FaceStealer deepfake scam.

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