North Korea denies role in $6.3B Binance hack, calls FBI claims political

North Korea has denied responsibility for the $6.3 billion Binance cryptocurrency hack, with Kim Jong Un’s sister condemning the FBI’s findings as a political attack against Pyongyang. Summary Kim Yo Jong has rejected the FBI’s accusation that North Korea carried out the $6.3 billion Binance hack. The North Korean leader’s sister called the U.S. investigation a “grave political provocation” against Pyongyang. The FBI attributed the October 29 theft to TraderTraitor and urged crypto service providers to block linked transactions. Elliptic traced stolen funds through approximately 12,000 wallets and more than 40,000 transactions across 11 blockchains. Binance has replenished approximately 95% of affected assets while progressively restoring cryptocurrency withdrawals. In a report published Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency cited a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in which Kim Yo Jong rejected the U.S. government’s allegations. She called the accusations a “grave political provocation” and accused Washington of attempting to damage North Korea’s international reputation. The statement followed the FBI’s October 31 announcement identifying North Korea-linked hacking...