Pyongyang has rejected U.S. allegations linking state-backed hackers to the record $6.3 billion cyber heist targeting cryptocurrency exchange Binance, dismissing the claims as a political smear.
The pushback follows formal attributions from the FBI and private blockchain intelligence firms pointing to North Korea’s TraderTraitor cyber unit. Investigators stated the network was responsible for draining the transaction-processing wallets in what stands as the largest digital asset theft on record.
In a sharp statement issued through state media, high-ranking official Kim Yo Jong condemned Washington’s accusations. She accused the U.S. government of fabricating the narrative to deliberately damage North Korea’s reputation and paint the nation as a criminal state.
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