Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
36%
5 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
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unclustered
not grouped into a story yet
Same framing elsewhere
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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State-sponsored hackers from North Korea have taken more than $400 million in cryptocurrency by using fake video calls to steal people's identities, US authorities say.
asserted
authorities → publish → identities
More than 900 victims have fallen prey to the scheme, which the FBI refers to as FaceStealer, in the last 18 months, according to the bureau.
uncertain
FBI → fall → bureau
"The North Korean regime relies on proceeds from large-scale cryptocurrency theft to fund its illicit weapons program, stealing billions of dollars in recent years," says FBI cyber director Brett Leatherman.
asserted
Leatherman → rely → years
This comes a week after the world's largest crypto exchange Binance revealed that hackers had used fake job interviews to steal a record $6.3bn (£4.7bn) from the company.
asserted
hackers → come → company
US law enforcement agencies attributed the Binance hack, thought to be the largest crypto hack to date, to North Korea-linked actors.
asserted
agencies → attribute → actors
Pyongyang has denied this claim.
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Pyongyang → deny → claim
Authorities say FaceStealer, the latest scheme, "aggressively targets" those who work in the cryptocurrency and web3 sectors, particularly those who are involved in the development and maintenance of open-source software.
asserted
who → say → software
According to the FBI and US Justice Department, FaceStealer hackers use fake or hijacked social media accounts to invite potential victims into video calls hosted over "imposter versions" of Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.
uncertain
hackers → accord → Zoom
Next, the hackers play pre-recorded videos of previous victims the target is acquainted with to simulate a legitimate call – except that the audio would appear to malfunction.
asserted
audio → play → call
A message then pops up on the target's screen, asking them to "fix" the audio by clicking on a link.
asserted
message → pop → link
This "fix" would eventually download malware onto the target's device, which allows hackers to access their contact lists and apps, widening their pool of potential victims.
asserted
hackers → download → victims
Hackers would secretly record these calls and use the recordings as material to scam their new victims, according to the US authorities.
uncertain
Hackers → record → authorities
The FBI has described FaceStealer as "a highly effective social engineering scheme capable of deceiving even the most experienced technical and security conscious computer user".
asserted
FBI → describe → user
"It exploits our trust in ubiquitous video conference platforms and valued personal relationships," Patrick Grandy, assistant director in charge of the bureau's Los Angeles field office, said in a statement on Thursday.
"If you can't imagine a scenario where you might fall prey to it, you are not thinking creatively enough."
uncertain
you → exploit → it
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