US Makes Largest Seizure of Digital Accounts Used to Fund Terror Groups

The Department of Justice has seized the ISIS-affiliated FaceMaskCenter.com website that was selling fake protective gear to the United States and other countries. DOJ/screenshot

WASHINGTON—Federal law enforcement agencies announced the dismantling of three terrorist organizations’ fundraising campaigns on Aug. 13.

The terror organizations involved are al-Qassam Brigades (the paramilitary wing of Hamas), al-Qaida, and the ISIS terror group. All three used social media and cryptocurrency to raise money for their operations, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).