North Korea says it wasn’t behind the $6.3 billion Binance hack and claims the US blames it for “all the cyber crimes”
Source: Business Insider ·
North Korea called the FBI's allegation a "grave political provocation."
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North Korea is denying being involved in the hack on Binance.Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty ImagesNorth Korea denies involvement in Binance's $6 billion crypto theft.Kim Yo-jong accused the US of using cybercrime allegations to harm North Korea's global reputation.Binance detected a $6.3 billion breach and said it would cover losses.North Korea has denied that it was behind the $6.3 billion theft from cryptocurrency exchange Binance, calling the FBI's allegation a "grave political provocation."In a Tuesday statement, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said: "The FBI is trying to brand the DPRK as a 'cyber criminal state,' claiming that it obtained information that a hacking organization 'supported' by the DPRK was involved in the incident."The statement was carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency and republished by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency."It is a grave political provocation against the DPRK that the US misleads the international public…
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