North Korea rejects US claims of Binance heist as 'absurd rhetoric'

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North Korea dismissed US allegations that it was behind a $6 billion cryptocurrency heist on Binance as "absurd rhetoric," state news agency KCNA reported Tuesday, calling the claim a grave political provocation. Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, issued the denial, saying Washington's accusation proved its continued hostility toward Pyongyang. The FBI had linked North Korean state-sponsored hackers to the theft, the largest-ever financial heist. Kim warned North Korea had "issues to reconsider" over US hostility, though she did not elaborate. Pyongyang has not publicly responded to President Donald Trump's offers to resume summit diplomacy, and experts say it may be weighing its options.


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