# U.S. seizes $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from Binance

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5 outlets covering · First listed: CNBC, Nov 13, 2026, 6:03 AM · Read it: <https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/13/us-seizes-binance-hack-crypto.html>

The DOJ said it was taking action against the North Korean government's "schemes to fund its regime through the massive theft of cryptocurrency."

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 4:49 PM: [Binance Says It Has Replaced All $6.3 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Record-Breaking Heist](<https://gizmodo.com/binance-says-it-has-replaced-all-6-3-billion-in-crypto-stolen-in-record-breaking-heist-2000839186>) — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States)
  The world's largest crypto exchange says it has replaced billions in customer assets stolen in the biggest reported crypto heist in history.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:55 PM: [North Korea's Binance hack faces U.S. crackdown as DOJ targets $1.2 billion in stolen crypto](<https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/11/12/north-korea-s-binance-hack-faces-u-s-crackdown-as-doj-targets-usd1-2-billion-in-stolen-crypto>) — CoinDesk (Specialist, United States)
  Federal authorities say they've taken infrastructure used in the FaceStealer scheme used to steal as much as $400 million in crypto assets.
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:26 PM: [FBI says US has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen from Binance](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxPZEFGZ1FOcjBNSUdWWi1oelVSMzZUTnRiRzczcThYOUJOY2FuOTlSQzlmTll5UnU1UmZfMWk1aTFDWElQT1lMLXVIeHY4aHdJMDBGb1ozLXdDanh3ZGZXN25GMi15SkI0R1pPSF9KOFFsNC1IUDc2ZkNad3hLU2xwM3FPUV9lSW9Jc0FwaXJhOEVadFFTV1VvRXd0MHkzeHNyMHFiaTNibw?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 13, 2026, 4:52 AM: [FBI recovers $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from Binance](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-cryptocurrency-1-2-billion-binance/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  The FBI says it's seized more than $1.2 billion of cryptocurrency reported stolen last month from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
- Nov 13, 2026, 6:03 AM: [U.S. seizes $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from Binance](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/13/us-seizes-binance-hack-crypto.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  The DOJ said it was taking action against the North Korean government's "schemes to fund its regime through the massive theft of cryptocurrency."
