DOJ wins court order to seize or freeze $1.2B in Binance crypto
A court cleared the Justice Department to seize or freeze more than $1.2 billion in crypto stolen from Binance, with over $2.7 billion already frozen in the case. The department also seized cloud infrastructure tied to FaceStealer, a North Korean campaign that used deepfakes and fake tech issues to plant malware and stole more than $400 million over 18 months.
- Original source: tokenpost.com.
- The source published it on Nov 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM.
- No second outlet has reported it yet. Treat it as a single-source claim.
>A court has authorized the Justice Department to seize or freeze more than $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency that investigators say was stolen from Binance. The department also seized cloud infrastructure it ties to a separate North Korean social-engineering campaign. More than $2.7 billion connected to the Binance theft had already been frozen.
The Binance theft is the work of TraderTraitor, a North Korean military hacking group. According to the Justice Department, TraderTraitor stole more than $6 billion from Binance around Oct. 29.
The second operation, FaceStealer, ran on stolen identity. Its operators used accounts lifted from earlier victims to invite targets to video meetings, then leaned on recordings or deepfake videos and fake technical problems to push malware onto their machines, according to the department's account.
FaceStealer pulled in more than $400 million in crypto theft across 18 months and zeroed in on open-source software maintainers, a target set that sits deep in the software supply chain.
TopicsBinance · US Department of Justice · TraderTraitor · FaceStealer · North Korea
Source: tokenpost.com
Written by Paparazzi with AI. Not financial advice.
More stories
- Web3 & Cryptocryptobriefing.com0viewsCFTC's Selig warns states: don't jail prediction market executives
- Web3 & Cryptoaltcoinbuzz.io0viewsBitcoin Slips Below $70K as $1.3B of Crypto Longs Get Wiped Out
- Web3 & Cryptox.com0viewsKraken parent Payward's Q3 earnings slide 67%, now at $60M
- Web3 & Cryptocryip.co0viewsTether's Rumble Loan Reveals a Stablecoin Giant Turned Direct Lender