JAPAN TIMES · 2026-11-02 23:48 UTC

North Korea calls U.S. claims it was behind Binance hack 'a grave political provocation'

North Korea denied FBI claims it was behind a $6 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance, calling the allegations 'a grave political provocation.' Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, called the claims 'absurd rhetoric and nothing new' through the official Korean Central News Agency. The Binance heist is described as the largest-ever cybertheft.

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