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The FBI says North Korean hackers stole $400M+ in crypto in the last 18 months using "FaceStealer", a scheme involving fake video calls and AI deepfakes (A.J. Vicens/Reuters)
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Updated 19m ago
- 2 more outlets picked it up in the last 3 hours, most recently Techmeme, The Hill.
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- TechmemeThe FBI says North Korean hackers stole $400M+ in crypto in the last 18 months using "FaceStealer", a scheme involving fake video calls and AI deepfakes (A.J. Vicens/Reuters)
- The HillFBI: North Korean hackers have stolen $400 million in crypto over last 18 monthsThe FBI said Thursday that North Korean hackers have stolen more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 months using a social engineering scheme called “FaceStealer.” The scheme uses imposter versions of video conference platforms and secretly recorded web camera videos along with computer intrusions to target people working in the cryptocurrency industry,…
- The DefiantDOJ Disrupts North Korean Fake-Call Crypto Theft SchemeOfficials attribute more than $400 million in losses over 18 months to FaceStealer, which uses recordings and deepfakes to impersonate trusted contacts.