(LEAD) Trump says U.S. will talk to N. Korea if it is behind Binance hack
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has said the Un...
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the United States would engage with North Korea if evidence emerged that the country was responsible for a recent cyber theft. The theft, involving over $6 billion from the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, was attributed to North Korean hackers by the FBI. Trump made the comments at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida after receiving the FBI's cyber alert.
He expressed no concern, saying, "We're learning about it." The FBI's identity for the hackers was "TraderTraitor," a designation already linked to prior cryptocurrency thefts by North Korean hackers. The agency warned that the hackers were likely to continue laundering the stolen assets through decentralized finance platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges.
Expectations are that this would further complicate efforts to restore the stolen funds. Trump's comments come as there is ongoing debate about the possibility of renewed diplomatic talks between the U.S. and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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