North Korea calls US accusation over Binance heist a ‘provocation’

North Korea denied any involvement in the recent $6.3 billion hack on cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance despite the FBI attributing the cyberattack to the country over the weekend.

In a statement Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, called the accusations against Pyongyang “a trite provocation.”

“This is not the first time that the U.S. has attempted to spread misunderstanding of the DPRK in the international community, blindly linking the DPRK with the ‘cyber crime’ incidents whenever they occur on an international scale,” she said, using an acronym for the country’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Last week, money started unexpectedly moving out of Binance’s wallets, prompting the company to suspend all deposits and withdrawals. It also led other cryptocurrency firms to freeze around $3 billion in........

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