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US disrupts North Korean campaign behind $400 million crypto theft
The U.S. government has disrupted a North Korean social engineering campaign called ‘FaceStealer’, responsible for stealing more than $400 million in cryptocurrency.
Summary
The U.S. government has disrupted a North Korean social engineering campaign called ‘FaceStealer’, responsible for stealing more than $400 million in cryptocurrency. The attacks used multiple social engineering techniques, including deepfakes and ClickFix, to target individuals in the cryptocurrency and Web3 sectors, as well as open-source developers.
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