KOREA TIMES · 2026-11-02 22:17 UTC

N. Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'

North Korea's Kim Yo-jong denounced the FBI's investigation findings blaming the regime for stealing over $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance as a 'grave political provocation'. The FBI announced Saturday that a hacking organization supported by North Korea was involved in the theft from the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Kim Yo-jong accused the U.S. of misleading international public opinion by attributing various cyber crimes worldwide to North Korea.

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