CybersecurityUpdated November 13

US authorities seize infrastructure used in the FaceStealer campaign.

The US Justice Department announced on November 12 that authorities had seized cloud-based infrastructure used in the FaceStealer campaign. Saudi Gazette and Asharq News reported the FBI’s attribution of the operation to North Korean state-sponsored hackers and its estimate that they stole more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over 18 months. The campaign targeted people in cryptocurrency and Web3 through fraudulent video-meeting impersonation, while also exploiting victims’ compromised contacts and recordings, according to the FBI findings. Independent Arabia reported that the bureau seized more than 900 webcam recordings of victims.

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