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  "id": 17886845,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T00:56:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/north-korea-denies-involvement-binance-hack-criticizes-fbi-137788208"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea has denied any involvement in the massive cryptocurrency heist that targeted Binance, dismissing the U.S. claim as a \"trite provocation.\" The exchange reported that hackers stole more than $6 billion in what is believed to be the largest theft of its kind. The FBI later attributed the attack to a hacking group known as TraderTraitor, which was also responsible for a $1.5 billion hack of the Bybit exchange last year. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, called the FBI's announcement \"absurd rhetoric,\" stating that the U.S. is attempting to spread misunderstanding about North Korea's role in cybercrime. The North Korean leader's sister also noted that the U.S. has a hostile attitude towards North Korea, and the country will closely monitor such provocations. Experts suggest that North Korea has increasingly resorted to cryptocurrency theft and other illicit cyber activities as a source of much-needed foreign currency to sustain its struggling economy and fund its nuclear program despite international sanctions.",
  "summary": "North Korea has denied its involvement in the recent cryptocurrency heist at Binance, dismissing as “a trite provocation” a U.S. announcement that North Korean hackers were behind the incident",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "South China Morning Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:40:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}