North Korean Hackers Stole Over $400 Million in Cryptocurrencies

Al-Taj News – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said, on Thursday, that state-backed cyber hackers in North Korea stole cryptocurrencies exceeding $400 million in value over the past eighteen months, through images secretly captured of people, and then using them to target their acquaintances.

Victims are lured into video chats via fake versions of video conferencing software such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, within a scheme the FBI calls (FaceStealer) or “Face Stealer”.