North Korea denies involvement in Binance hack and criticizes FBI probe as ‘a trite provocation’
Kim Yo Jong called the FBI’s attribution a political provocation as analysts traced about $3.28 billion in stolen funds across more than 950 wallets.
- On Tuesday, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, denied involvement in a $6 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance, calling the FBI's accusations "absurd."
- The FBI announced on Saturday that a hacking organization "supported" by the DPRK was involved in the theft, blaming the regime for stealing over $6 billion from the exchange.
- North Korea denounced the investigation findings as a "grave political provocation" on Tuesday, stating the allegations reinforce Washington's hostile policy toward Pyongyang.
- Kim stated the FBI is attempting to brand the DPRK as a "cyber criminal state," claiming Washington misleads international public opinion by attributing global cyber crimes to the regime.
- Pyongyang maintains that Washington's hostile attitude drives the accusations, rejecting the findings as evidence of a broader campaign to pressure the DPRK.
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With a total damage of more than six billion dollars, this is the largest hacker attack ever on a crypto market. North Korea rejects the US's allegations of being responsible for the theft.
Kim Yo-jong has denied North Korea's involvement in the hacking attack on cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which stole about $6.3 billion in digital assets on October 29. She described the US allegations as a political provocation and said Washington was trying to portray Pyongyang as a "cybercriminal state". "The FBI is trying to portray us as a 'cybercriminal state' by claiming that it has received information about a hacking organization supp…
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After the biggest hacker attack on a crypto market so far, Pyongyang rejects any responsibility. The sister of the North Korean leader considers the accusations absurd.
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HandelsblattAfter the biggest hacker attack on a crypto market so far, Pyongyang rejects any responsibility. The sister of the North Korean leader considers the accusations absurd.
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