Hackers stole about US$6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, in the biggest theft in the sector’s history, which the US Secret Service is investigating with other agencies.
Blockchain analytics firms point to a hacking group linked to North Korea, though there has been no official attribution.
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Hackers steal US$6.3 billion in crypto from Binance in the sector’s biggest-ever heist
Hackers stole about US$6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, in the biggest theft in the sector’s history, which the US Secret Service is investigating with other agencies. Blockchain analytics firms point to a hacking group linked to North Korea, though there has been no official attribution.
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong denied US claims that Pyongyang-backed hackers were behind a $6 billion Binance cryptocurrency theft. The FBI has attributed the heist to North Korea. Investigators suspect hackers used a fake recruitment process to compromise a Binance engineer.
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Kim Yo-jong, a ranking Workers' Party of Korea official and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Wednesday again rejected US allegations that Pyongyang was behind a cryptocurrency theft from Binance, warning that North Korea sees no reason to resume dialogue with Washington unless it abandons its hostile policy. "The so-called 'cryptocurrency hacking case by the DPRK' is no more than a tip of (an) iceberg that shows the essence of the US hostile policy toward the DPRK," Kim said, re
8 days ago · koreaherald.com
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North Korea has rejected FBI allegations linking it to a reported $6 billion theft from cryptocurrency exchange Binance, with Kim Yo Jong describing the accusation as a “grave political provocation”.
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North Korea denied any involvement in the recent $6.3 billion hack of cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance despite the FBI attributing the cyberattack to the country over the weekend. In a statement Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, called the accusations against Pyongyang “a trite provocation.” “This is…
8 days ago · thehill.com
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North Korea has rejected allegations that it orchestrated the $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance, with leader Kim Jong-un’s influential sister accusing the United States of using the investigation to discredit the country. North Korea Slams FBI for Binance Blame Kim Yo-jong dismissed the FBI’s findings Tuesday, describing Washington’s attribution of the Oct. 29 attack […]
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North Korea has rejected allegations by the United States that it was responsible for the $6.3 billion cyberattack on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, describing the accusation as a politically motivated attempt to tarnish the country’s image. Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, dismissed the allegation on Tuesday, describing it as […]
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Seoul, November 3 (IANS): North Korea on Tuesday flatly dismissed the outcome of a US investigation that blamed Pyongyang for a massive cryptocurrency theft from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, calling it a "grave political provocation" against the North.Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made the remarks, referring to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) announcement Saturday that the regime is responsible for the theft of more than US$6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance.The FBI linked the theft to a North Korean hacking…
8 days ago · morungexpress.com
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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was the victim of a massive heist in late October. Approximately US$6.36 billion of funds were stolen within the space of 20 minutes in an attack that has been described as the largest of its kind in history. The source of the attack has not yet been officially confirmed. […] The post How North Korea became the crypto heist king appeared first on Asia Times .
9 days ago · asiatimes.com
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North Korea has denied allegations that it was behind the $6.3 billion hack of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, describing the accusation as a US attempt to damage its reputation. The BBC reported that Kim Yo-jong, the sister of Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, said on Tuesday that the allegations were “absurd rhetoric” and a “grave political provocation” against the country. Kim, director of North Korea’s General Affairs Department, accused the United States of misleading the international community by linking Pyongyang to cyberattacks around the world. “The US has…
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