FBI: North Korean hackers have stolen $400 million in crypto over last 18 months
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…
Covered by 10 sources from 3 countries. First reported by The Hill ·
Headlines compared
Common ground: most headlines mention “FBI”, “cryptocurrency stolen”, “billion” and “Binance”.
Different angles:
- New York Post “reveals cunning ruse”
- BBC News “fake video calls in 400m”
- Los Angeles Times “hacking group”
One of the 10 headlines quotes someone directly.
How 10 newspapers cover this story
FBI: North Korean hackers have stolen $400 million in crypto over last 18 months
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…
FBI says US has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen from Binance
The FBI says it has seized or restrained more than $1.2 billion of cryptocurrency reported stolen last month from Binance
· FBI warns of North Korean ‘FaceStealer’ webcam scam that stole $400m in two years
US has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen from Binance, FBI says
The FBI says it has seized or restrained more than $1.2 billion of cryptocurrency reported stolen last month from Binance
FBI seizes $1.2bn stolen in Binance cryptocurrency hack
The FBI has seized more than $1.2bn (£910m) of cryptocurrency stolen from Binance last month.
FBI reveals cunning ruse North Korean hackers used in massive crypto heist as feds claw back $1.2B
The Justice Department said authorities seized the cloud servers used in the social engineering scheme, dubbed “FaceStealer.”
North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI
More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the FaceStealer scheme in the last 18 months.
Explainer: How North Korean ‘FaceStealer’ hackers have stolen more than $400 million using video images
America’s FBI says scam lures targets to video chats on fake versions of video software
FBI recovers $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from Binance
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.
U.S. seizes $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from Binance
The DOJ said it was taking action against the North Korean government's "schemes to fund its regime through the massive theft of cryptocurrency."
- Los Angeles TimesUnited States
FBI disrupts crypto theft scheme by North Korean hacking group; billions stolen so far
The FBI said the North Korean hacking group is targeting cryptocurrency executives, Web3 industries, as well as people involved in the development and maintenance of open-source software.
Coverage details
10 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: The Hill, The Independent, ABC News, Sky News and 6 more. The Hill published it first, on November 12, 2026; the last outlet to join was Los Angeles Times, 28 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: FBI, Binance and FaceStealer.
By country: United States (6), United Kingdom (3), Ireland (1). In total 11 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
