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North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack

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Chia, O. (2026, November 3). North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6rey4v53exgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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North Korea denied involvement in a $6.3 billion hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which US officials attribute to the state-backed hacking group TraderTraitor, also known as the Lazarus Group. Kim Yo-jong, North Korea’s top official, called the accusations an "absurd rhetoric" and a “sinister attempt” by the US to harm North Korea's reputation. The FBI has linked several major cyber attacks to this group and is working with industry partners to block transactions involving it.

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Osmond Chia

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Topics

Binance FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's

Subjects

FBI ORG · 3× Binance ORG · 2× North Korea GPE · 2× Federal Bureau of Investigation ORG · 1× Kim Jong Un PERSON · 1× Kim Yo- PERSON · 1× Pyongyang GPE · 1× TraderTraitor ORG · 1× the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's GPE · 1× the Secret Service ORG · 1×

Narrative

"It is a grave political provocation against the DPRK that the US misleads the international public opinion as if all the cyber crimes in different parts of the world are our deeds," she said.

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2026-11-03 · BBC News

North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

- Published North Korea has denied claims that it was behind the record $6.3bn (£4.7bn) hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, calling the allegations an "absurd rhetoric". Kim Yo-jong, one of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's top officials and the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on Tuesday that the accusations are another "sinister attempt" by the US to damage the country's public image. uncertain

accusations → publish → image

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Secret Service and cyber analysts have said North Korea orchestrated the hack - describing it as the largest in history. asserted

Korea → say → history

Pyongyang has also been blamed for a number of major cyber attacks - accusations that it has consistently denied. asserted

it → blame → attacks

Blockchain analysts and the FBI have said the attack was led by state-backed hacking group TraderTraitor. asserted

attack → say → TraderTraitor

The unit is also known as the Lazarus Group, which was blamed for a then-record $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange Bybit in 2025. asserted

which → know → 2025

The FBI has called on industry partners to help block transactions involving cryptocurrency accounts linked to the group. asserted

FBI → call → group

"The US has made a trite provocation of linking it with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea again," Kim Yo-jong, the director of North Korea's General Affairs Department, said. asserted

jong → make → Department

"It is a grave political provocation against the DPRK that the US misleads the international public opinion as if all the cyber crimes in different parts of the world are our deeds," she said. asserted

she → mislead → world

The BBC has contacted Binance for comment. asserted

BBC → contact → comment

Since the hack, the crypto giant has largely focused its public statements on the technical nature of the breach and its response to protect users. asserted

giant → focus → users