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  "id": 17867485,
  "title": "North Korea says claims linking it to Binance heist are 'absurd rhetoric,' KCNA says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/north-korea-says-claims-linking-it-to-binance-heist-are-absurd",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:12:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
    "slug": "cna-business",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/north-korea-says-claims-linking-it-binance-heist-are-absurd-rhetoric-kcna-says-6514311"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, North Korea dismissed US allegations that it was behind a $6 billion cryptocurrency heist from Binance as \"absurd rhetoric\" and described it as a new form of provocation, according to state news agency KCNA. The FBI has accused North Korea of being responsible for the theft, alleging that a hacking organization allegedly supported by the DPRK was involved. KCNA quoted Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as saying the US assertion is an attempt to brand the DPRK as a \"cyber criminal state.\" Kim Yo Jong emphasized that the US is misleading international public opinion and falsely claiming DPRK involvement in cybercrimes worldwide.",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Binance resumes withdrawals for some cryptocurrencies after heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/binance-resumes-withdrawals-for-some-cryptocurrencies-after-heist",
        "published": "2026-11-01T10:35:55.000Z"
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        "title": "Binance restarts withdrawals after $6.3bn heist",
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        "published": "2026-11-01T12:50:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
        "title": "Binance heist: How were cryptocurrency billions stolen?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/binance-heist-how-were-cryptocurrency-billions-stolen",
        "published": "2026-11-01T17:57:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "As Binance crisis unfolded, 7-month-pregnant co-CEO took 3 am calls, led 100-person war room to tackle heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/as-binance-crisis-unfolded-7-month-pregnant-co-ceo-took-3-am-calls",
        "published": "2026-11-02T03:31:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "$3.6bn pulled from Binance after multibillion-dollar heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/3-6bn-pulled-from-binance-after-multibillion-dollar-heist",
        "published": "2026-11-02T09:07:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "North Korea slams FBI's US$6b Binance heist claim as 'grave provocation'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/north-korea-slams-fbis-us-6b-binance-heist-claim-as-grave-provocation",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:48:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "North Korea denies role in Binance heist as customers withdraw billions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-denies-role-in-binance-heist-as-customers-withdraw",
        "published": "2026-11-03T02:00:58.000Z"
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