CNA · 2026-11-02 23:45 UTC

North Korea slams FBI allegations over Binance hack as 'grave' provocation

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong denounced FBI allegations that Pyongyang was behind a $6 billion theft from Binance, calling it a 'grave political provocation' and 'absurd rhetoric'. The FBI attributed the hack to TraderTraitor, a North Korea-affiliated group also blamed for a $1.5 billion Bybit theft in February last year. The Binance hack caused major cryptocurrency prices to fall sharply; President Trump expressed doubt about North Korea's involvement.

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