---
title: "North Korea’s Binance hack faces U.S. crackdown as DOJ targets $1.2 billion in stolen crypto"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/north-koreas-binance-hack-faces-u-s-crackdown-as-doj-targets-1-2-billion-in-stolen-crypto/
date: 2026-11-12
modified: 2026-11-12
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Federal authorities say they've taken infrastructure used in the FaceStealer scheme used to steal as much as $400 million in crypto assets."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
tags:
  - "crypto"
  - "cryptocurrencies"
  - "Defi"
  - "Market Trends"
  - "News"
word_count: 22
---

# North Korea’s Binance hack faces U.S. crackdown as DOJ targets $1.2 billion in stolen crypto

Federal authorities say they've taken infrastructure used in the FaceStealer scheme used to steal as much as $400 million in crypto assets.