The U.S. Justice Department said in a release that it is disrupting an ongoing scheme by Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas) to raise funds for terrorist operations and recruit supporters.
The department said its efforts resulted in the seizure of more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas, as well as the disruption of its fundraising and recruitment communications platforms and websites. It said Hamas originally controlled the seized infrastructure and cryptocurrency addresses on behalf of its military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades.
“These seizures deprive Hamas of resources it relies on to recruit and radicalize individuals online and finance barbaric attacks like the one on October 7, 2023,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “We will continue to tighten the vise on Hamas’s capacity for terror by infiltrating its online networks, confiscating its cryptocurrency, and shutting down its websites.”
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“Hamas relied on cryptocurrency and online platforms to solicit funds from donors around the world and move that money outside the formal financial system,” said Assistant Director Brett Leatherman of the FBI’s Cyber Division. “The FBI seized online infrastructure and $560,000 in cryptocurrency, capturing donations intended for the organization. The FBI will continue to use its authorities to intercept illicit funds and prevent terrorist organizations from exploiting digital networks to finance their operations.”
Court documents alleged that a group chat claiming association with Hamas on an encrypted communications platform directed supporters to a fundraising website and provided donors with a rotating set of cryptocurrency donation addresses.
Investigators used information from multiple human sources to identify, trace and seize approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended to support Hamas’ Al Qassam Brigades, according to the department. The seizures were described in three unsealed cryptocurrency seizure warrants dated March 25, 2025; June 25, 2025; and Oct. 10, 2025.
The FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office also worked with human sources to identify and seize domains and servers used by the Al Qassam Brigades to operate its main website, according to the release. The FBI’s seizure of the domains and servers enabled it to intercept cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas.
The FBI also used related sources and methods to obtain information about thousands of individuals who contacted Hamas online in an effort to donate or attempt to donate to the terrorist organization using cryptocurrency and other traditional means.
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The FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office is investigating the case in coordination with the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, Cyber Division and New York Field Office.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tejpal Chawla for the District of Columbia and Trial Attorney Jacques Singer-Emery for the National Security Division’s National Security Cyber Section. Trial Attorney Robert MacDonald of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section and the October 7th Task Force are also providing assistance.