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Court Order Lets DOJ Lock Up $1.2 Billion of North Korea's Stolen Binance Crypto
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Fusion42 · 14 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
The U.S. Department of Justice secured a court order to seize over $1.2 billion of cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers from Binance, as part of a larger $6 billion theft. The FBI also dismantled the infrastructure behind FaceStealer, a video-call hacking scheme linked to over $400 million in crypto theft.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3, and 8 sources have reported it between 12 Nov 2026 and 14 Nov 2026.
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You face faster and tougher law enforcement on stolen crypto linked to hostile states. Now is the moment to lock down compliance and freeze suspicious transactions before your assets become collateral damage.
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8 sources · first reported 12 Nov 2026 · latest 14 Nov 2026
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