FBI seizes $1.2 billion in assets, busts FaceStealer deepfake scam

The FBI revealed seizure of over $1.2 billion in stolen digital assets and cloud servers tied to 'FaceStealer,' a scheme that stole over $400 million in 18 months. Criminals used deepfakes and fake video calls to install malware, hijacking crypto wallets. Over 900 victim videos were found while authorities have frozen $2.7 billion total so far.