North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 13.
More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the FaceStealer scheme in the last 18 months.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same FBI disclosure of the North Korean fake-video-call crypto hack, with no conflicting facts.
56m agoAlso reported by nypost.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
56m agoOnly 1 source — pending corroboration
1h agoSingle timestamp
1h agoAverage source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: wire
1h ago1 wire service confirmed
1h agoNorth Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the FaceStealer scheme in the last 18 months.
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