N. Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'
North Korea denounced Tuesday U.S. investigation findings on its alleged cryptocurrency theft as a "grave political provocation" that reinforces Washington's hostile policy toward Pyongyang. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of the North's leader Kim Jong-un made the comments citing the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s announcement Saturday blaming the regime for stealing more than $6…
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong, has vehemently denounced a U.S. investigation into alleged cryptocurrency theft as a "grave political provocation." This assessment comes in response to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) claim that North Korea is responsible for stealing over $6 billion worth of cryptocurrency from the world's largest exchange, Binance.
Kim Yo-jong's remarks, reported by the Korean Central News Agency, assert that the FBI is attempting to label the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a "cyber criminal state." She claims that the FBI's investigation is based on information suggesting that a hacking organization purportedly supported by the DPRK was involved in the incident.
Kim Yo-jong emphasizes that these allegations are a political provocation, misleading international public opinion into believing that North Korea is responsible for all cybercrimes worldwide.
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