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Pyongyang Denies Allegations of Involvement in Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Hack

Kim Yo Jong, head of a department at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, rejected the FBI's claim of North Korea's involvement in the attack on Binance, during which, according to the bureau, over $6 billion was stolen.

03 Nov, 12:14Read in Russian

In Pyongyang, DPRK, on November 3, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a statement in which Kim Yo Jong called the U.S. accusations a political provocation. According to her, the FBI is attempting to portray the DPRK as a 'cybercrime state' without grounds.

Earlier, the FBI stated that the attack on Binance and the theft of over $6 billion in cryptocurrency were carried out by the TraderTraitor hacking group, which is linked to North Korea.

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