North Korea rejects US blame for Binance crypto heist as 'absurd rhetoric'

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North Korea dismissed US allegations that it was behind the Binance cryptocurrency heist, calling them "absurd rhetoric," state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. The FBI said over the weekend that North Korea was responsible for stealing over $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance, potentially the largest financial heist ever. Kim Yo Jong, a ruling party official and sister of leader Kim Jong Un, rejected the claim as a "grave political provocation." Kim accused Washington of branding North Korea a "cyber criminal state" and misleading international opinion by blaming it for cyber crimes worldwide. The US assertion, she said, was nothing new.


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