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North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI

UPI reaches for "scheme" where BBC World stays flat.

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As of November 13, 2026 at 7:23 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the Face Stealer scheme in the last 18 months.
The headline split BBC World frames it as "North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI". UPI frames it as "U.S. disrupts North Korean fake video scheme tied to $400 million theft".
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CenterNorth Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI

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BBC WorldNews report · Nov 13, 2:48 AM

North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI

More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the Face Stealer scheme in the last 18 months.

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UPIWire story · Nov 13, 7:23 AM

U.S. disrupts North Korean fake video scheme tied to $400 million theft

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The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that it had disrupted a fake video call scheme used by North Korean hackers to steal more than $400 million in cryptocurrency.

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Nov 13, 2:48 AM: BBC World joined the source map.

Nov 13, 7:23 AM: UPI joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.