WAPO · 2026-11-03 00:10 UTC

North Korea denies involvement in Binance hack and criticizes FBI probe as 'a trite provocation'

North Korea denied involvement in a $6 billion Binance cryptocurrency hack that the FBI attributed to North Korean hackers from the TraderTraitor group, also linked to a $1.5 billion Bybit hack. Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, called the FBI announcement 'a trite provocation' and accused the U.S. of repeatedly falsely linking North Korea to cyber crimes. Experts say North Korea has increasingly turned to cryptocurrency theft for foreign currency to fund its economy and nuclear program amid international sanctions.

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