# FBI seizes tools used by North Korean hackers, freezes $1.2bilion in stolen Binance funds > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3376551 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 6 outlets covering · First listed: TechRadar, Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 AM · Read it: The US Department of Justice said it obtained a court order to freeze $1.2 billion stolen from Binance. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 4:52 PM: [FBI: North Korean hackers have stolen $400 million in crypto over last 18 months]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center) The 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,… - Nov 12, 2026, 5:26 PM: [FBI says US has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen from Binance]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 12, 2026, 8:48 PM: [North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center) More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the FaceStealer scheme in the last 18 months. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:52 AM: [FBI recovers $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from 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]() — 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." - Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 AM: [FBI seizes tools used by North Korean hackers, freezes $1.2bilion in stolen Binance funds]() — TechRadar (Digital news, United Kingdom) The US Department of Justice said it obtained a court order to freeze $1.2 billion stolen from Binance.