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North Korea denies FBI's $6B Binance hack allegations as 'grave provocation'

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North Korea, through Kim Yo-jong, has vehemently denied allegations made by the FBI that a North Korean-affiliated hacking group, TraderTraitor, was responsible for a $6 billion theft from the cryptocurrency platform Binance. Kim described the FBI's claims as an "absurd rhetoric" and a "grave political provocation" aimed at misleading international public opinion. AI

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North Korea denies FBI's $6B Binance hack allegations as 'grave provocation'

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Sister of North Korea’s Kim slams FBI’s Binance hack allegations as ‘grave’ provocation

    North Korea on Tuesday slammed the FBI’s allegations that Pyongyang was behind the theft of US$6 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance, with Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister labelling it a “grave political provocation”. Kim Yo-jong, in a statement released on Tuesday by the K…

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