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title: "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)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/the-fbi-says-north-korean-hackers-stole-400m-in-crypto-in-the-last-18-47088510
published: 2026-11-12T23:35:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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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)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-11-12 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/the-fbi-says-north-korean-hackers-stole-400m-in-crypto-in-the-last-18-47088510

A.J. Vicens / Reuters : 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 — North Korean state-backed hackers have stolen more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 months using …

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p63#a261112p63)

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