North Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'

Published 03 Nov 2026, 17:28 IST

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The US assertion that North Korea is responsible for the Binance attack is “absurd rhetoric and nothing new,” Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said

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Seoul, November 3 (IANS): North Korea on Tuesday flatly dismissed the outcome of a US investigation that blamed Pyongyang for a massive cryptocurrency theft from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, calling it a "grave political provocation" against the North.Kim Yo-jong, the…

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The Morung Express Center Current article 03 Nov 2026, 17:28 IST

North Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'

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Deccan Chronicle Center Deccan Chronicle Holdings 03 Nov 2026, 13:11 IST

North Korea Denies Role in $6.3 Billion Binance Crypto Heist

The US assertion that North Korea is responsible for the Binance attack is “absurd rhetoric and nothing new,” Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said

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The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. 03 Nov 2026, 11:23 IST

FBI probe 'a trite provocation': North Korea denies involvement in Binance hack

SEOUL: North Korea on Tuesday denied its involvement in the recent cryptocurrency heist at Binance, dismissing as “a trite provocation” a U.S. announcement that North Korean hackers were behind the incident. Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, said Friday that hackers stole more…

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Free Press Kashmir Center Free Press Kashmir 03 Nov 2026, 10:43 IST

North Korea denies $6 billion Binance hack, calls US allegations ‘trite provocation’

North Korea on Tuesday brushed off US accusations that its hackers stole more than $6 billion worth of cryptocurrency from Binance, describing the allegation as “a trite provocation” and claiming Washington was trying to tarnish its image. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader…

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Hindustan Times Center HT Media 03 Nov 2026, 05:08 IST