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  "id": 17880006,
  "title": "Sister of North Korea’s Kim slams FBI’s Binance hack allegations as ‘grave’ provocation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sister-of-north-koreas-kim-slams-fbis-binance-hack-allegations-as",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T23:40:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3373050/sister-north-koreas-kim-slams-fbis-binance-hack-allegations-grave-provocation"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea has strongly condemned the FBI's allegations that Pyongyang was responsible for hacking cryptocurrency platform Binance and stealing US$6 billion. Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, dismissed the claims as a \"grave political provocation\" in a statement released by the state news agency KCNA. She said the FBI's assertion was \"absurd rhetoric and nothing new\" and accused the US of misleading international public opinion by attributing cybercrimes to North Korea. Kim's statement emphasized that the allegation was an attempt to damage North Korea's international image and undermine its national prestige. The FBI had identified a North Korea-affiliated hacking group, TraderTraitor, as responsible for the Binance hack, which was also blamed for a US$1.5 billion theft from Bybit in February of the previous year. Kim Yo-jong reaffirmed North Korea's consistent policy of opposing malicious cyber acts and expressed that the new allegations confirmed Washington's hostile attitude towards the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).",
  "summary": "North Korea on Tuesday slammed the FBI’s allegations that Pyongyang was behind the theft of US$6 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance, with Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister labelling it a “grave political provocation”. Kim Yo-jong, in a statement released on Tuesday by the KCNA state news agency, said the FBI’s claim was “absurd rhetoric and nothing new”, given earlier US allegations that…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Decrypt",
        "title": "North Korea Is Laundering Binance Hack Loot at One New Wallet Every 25 Seconds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/north-korea-is-laundering-binance-hack-loot-at-one-new-wallet-every",
        "published": "2026-11-02T18:46:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "North Korea slams FBI allegations over Binance hack as 'grave' provocation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/north-korea-slams-fbi-allegations-over-binance-hack-as-grave",
        "published": "2026-11-02T22:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "North Korea denies involvement in Binance hack, criticizes FBI probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-denies-involvement-in-binance-hack-criticizes-fbi-probe",
        "published": "2026-11-03T00:56:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "North Korea denies $6 bn Binance hack involvement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-denies-6-bn-binance-hack-involvement",
        "published": "2026-11-03T01:28:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "South Korea urges exchanges to boost cold storage after Binance hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/south-korea-urges-exchanges-to-boost-cold-storage-after-binance-hack",
        "published": "2026-11-03T01:32:39.000Z"
      }
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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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