North Korea denies involvement in the Binance theft and calls US accusations a provocation.
The FBI and blockchain investigators have linked a $6 billion cryptocurrency theft from the Binance exchange to a North Korean hacking group known as TraderTraitor. This follows reports of North Korean missile launches into eastern waters. North Korean official Kim Yo-jong has denied the accusations and criticized United States policy.
- The FBI linked the theft to a North Korean hacking group called TraderTraitor.
- Kim Yo Jong previously rejected the FBI accusation that Pyongyang was behind the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.
- Kim Yo-jong warned North Korea will not resume dialogue with Washington without US abandoning hostile policy.
- The South Korean military reported North Korean missile launches into eastern waters.
- Kim Yo-jong accused Washington of using an FBI report politically.
- The exchange Binance reported that hackers stole more than $6 billion.
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