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  "id": 17907404,
  "title": "North Korea denies involvement in $6 bil. Binance crypto platform heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-denies-involvement-in-6-bil-binance-crypto-platform-heist",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T04:26:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261103/p2g/00m/0in/008000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea has firmly denied accusations by the United States that it was involved in a massive cyber heist from the Binance cryptocurrency platform, valued at over $6 billion. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed the FBI's claims as \"absurd rhetoric\" and described it as a \"grave political provocation\" against the country. The FBI has identified a group called \"TraderTraitor\" as responsible for the theft, which involved converting stolen assets into cryptocurrencies such as Ether. The U.S. has urged relevant companies to block transactions linked to specific blockchain addresses to prevent further laundering of the stolen assets. North Korea has not responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated calls for resuming summit diplomacy, and the country has continued to advance its missile and nuclear capabilities.",
  "summary": "BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea denied a U.S. accusation that it was involved in the theft of assets worth more than $6 billion from the Binance crypto",
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        "published": "2026-11-02T16:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:38:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "North Korea rejects US claim over US$6b Binance crypto theft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-rejects-us-claim-over-us-6b-binance-crypto-theft",
        "published": "2026-11-03T02:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}