{
  "id": 17868304,
  "title": "N. Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/n-korean-leaders-sister-blasts-fbis-crypto-theft-probe-as-political-17868304",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261103/n-korean-leaders-sister-blasts-fbis-crypto-theft-probe-as-political-provocation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korean leader's sister denounces FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/urgent-n-korean-leaders-sister-denounces-fbis-crypto-theft-probe-as",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:21:18.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}