{
  "id": 19877173,
  "title": "US Seizes $1.2 Billion In Crypto Stolen From Binance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/us-seizes-1-2-billion-in-crypto-stolen-from-binance",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-13T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/11/13/2039242/us-seizes-12-billion-in-crypto-stolen-from-binance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "U.S. authorities have seized or restrained more than $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen during Binance's $6 billion October hack, which the FBI attributes to North Korean military-linked hackers known as \"TraderTraitor.\" The DOJ also said it disrupted infrastructure behind the \"FaceStealer\" deepfake scam, blamed for stealing more than $400 million in cryptocurrency. CNBC reports: Collective…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PYMNTS",
        "title": "US and Private Sector Freeze $2.7 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Binance Heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/us-and-private-sector-freeze-2-7-billion-in-crypto-stolen-in-binance",
        "published": "2026-11-13T21:01:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}