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  "id": 17888116,
  "title": "North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-denies-being-behind-record-6-3bn-binance-hack-17888116",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T01:23:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Business",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6rey4v53exgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "account": "North Korea has firmly rejected allegations that it was behind the massive $6.3bn hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, branding the claims as \"absurd rhetoric\" and a \"sinister attempt\" by the US to tarnish the nation's image. Kim Yo-jong, a high-ranking official in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and sister of leader Kim Jong Un, made the statement on Tuesday, asserting that the accusations are part of a broader effort to damage the country's public perception.\n\nThe US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Secret Service, and cyber analysts have pointed to North Korea as the perpetrator of the unprecedented hack, described as the largest in history. Pyongyang has also been implicated in numerous significant cyber attacks, claims the nation has repeatedly denied. Blockchain analysts and the FBI attribute the attack to a state-backed hacking group known as TraderTraitor. The FBI has urged industry partners to collaborate in blocking transactions involving cryptocurrency accounts tied to the group.\n\nKim Yo-jong, the director of North Korea's General Affairs Department, described the US's repeated link to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a \"grave political provocation,\" accusing the US of misleading international public opinion and attributing all cybercrimes worldwide to the country. The elite hackers of North Korea are widely considered the prime suspects in the Binance hack, following a $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange Bybit in 2025. The country is known to have cultivated cyber capabilities by recruiting talented students from universities and directing them to hacker units overseen by North Korea's intelligence agency.\n\nSince the hack, Binance has focused its public statements on the technical aspects of the breach and its response to safeguard users. The crypto giant revealed that an engineer's laptop was compromised, enabling the attacker to carry out unauthorized withdrawals. Trading in major cryptocurrencies on Binance has since resumed after the exchange worked with issuers to freeze assets affected by the hack. Binance disclosed that its customers withdrew over $3.6bn of assets as it reopened following the suspension of all transactions in response to the hack. The company has assured that it will cover all losses linked to the attack and has already covered approximately 95% of the stolen assets.",
  "summary": "US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.",
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        "title": "North Korea says it wasn’t behind the $6.3 billion Binance hack and claims the US blames it for “all the cyber crimes”",
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        "title": "North Korea challenges US over $6.3bn Binance crypto theft allegations",
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        "title": "North Korea rejects US accusation over $6.3bn Binance hack",
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