{
  "id": 17875845,
  "title": "'Absurd rhetoric': North Korea fires back at US over $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/absurd-rhetoric-north-korea-fires-back-at-us-over-6-3-billion-binance",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T23:38:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/absurd-rhetoric-north-korea-fires-back-at-us-over-6-3-billion-binance-crypto-heist-claims-101793660417811.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea, dismissed the United States' allegation that it orchestrated the massive cryptocurrency theft from Binance as \"absurd rhetoric.\" This claim is not new, according to North Korea's state news agency, KCNA. The FBI disclosed at the end of last week that North Korea was behind the theft of over $6 billion in digital assets from the Binance exchange, potentially the most significant financial heist in history.\n\nKCNA cited Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, insisting that the US was attempting to portray North Korea as a \"cybercriminal state.\" The agency claimed that the US had falsely asserted that a hacking organization, supposedly backed by North Korea, was involved in the incident.\n\nKim Yo Jong's statement emphasized that the US was engaging in political provocation against North Korea by misleading international public opinion, as if all cybercrimes worldwide were caused by North Korea.",
  "summary": "The FBI said at the weekend that North Korea was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets from the Binance exchange.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Philippine Star Business",
        "title": "Binance partner reviews impact of $6.3 billion crypto hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/binance-partner-reviews-impact-of-6-3-billion-crypto-hack",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Binance customers withdraw $4.6 billion after crypto heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/binance-customers-withdraw-4-6-billion-after-crypto-heist",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:08:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Bitcoin giant Strategy, unfazed by Binance hack, adds over $65 million BTC to its holdings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/bitcoin-giant-strategy-unfazed-by-binance-hack-adds-over-65-million",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:21:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Binance clients pull $4.7 billion after hack as crypto world studies fallout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/binance-clients-pull-4-7-billion-after-hack-as-crypto-world-studies",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Binance clients pull US$4.7 billion after hack as crypto world studies fallout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/binance-clients-pull-us-4-7-billion-after-hack-as-crypto-world",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:11:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "Crypto industry confronts stark security challenges after US$6.4b Binance hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/crypto-industry-confronts-stark-security-challenges-after-us-6-4b",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:00:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "North Korea rejects US allegations over $6 billion Binance crypto heist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/north-korea-rejects-us-allegations-over-6-billion-binance-crypto-heist",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:49:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
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