---
title: "DOJ moves to seize $1.2 billion from Binance hack, disrupts North Korean deepfake scheme"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/doj-moves-to-seize-1-2-billion-from-binance-hack-disrupts-north-korean-deepfake-scheme/
date: 2026-11-12
modified: 2026-11-12
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "DOJ got court approval to seize $1.2B stolen from Binance by North Korea's TraderTraitor & took down the FaceStealer deepfake scam."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
tags:
  - "crypto"
  - "cryptocurrencies"
  - "Defi"
  - "Market Trends"
  - "News"
word_count: 21
---

# DOJ moves to seize $1.2 billion from Binance hack, disrupts North Korean deepfake scheme

DOJ got court approval to seize $1.2B stolen from Binance by North Korea's TraderTraitor & took down the FaceStealer deepfake scam.