{
  "id": 17993844,
  "title": "US reiterates concerns over N. Korean cybercrime following Kim Yo-jong's denial of Binance theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-reiterates-concerns-over-n-korean-cybercrime-following-kim-yo-17993844",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T17:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261104/us-reiterates-concerns-over-n-korean-cybercrime-following-kim-yo-jongs-denial-of-binance-theft"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "WASHINGTON — The United States has once again expressed its concerns over North Korea's utilization of cybercrime to fund its weapons programs, following North Korea's sister, Kim Yo-jong, who denied allegations that Pyongyang was behind a massive $6 billion cryptocurrency heist from exchange Binance. On Tuesday, Kim Yo-jong dismissed the findings of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which accused North Korea for the crypto theft, labeling it as a \"grave political provocation\" against the North. The FBI traced the theft to a North Korean hacking group called TraderTraitor, a group previously linked to other cryptocurrency heists. The U.S. State Department spokesman informed Yonhap News Agency that the issue of DPRK cybercrime is a global problem affecting companies and nations worldwide, including the United States, in response to the department's query about the matter.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday reiterated concerns over North Korea's use of cybercrime to finance its weapons programs, following a denial from the North Korean leader's sister Kim Yo-jong of allegations that Pyongyang was behind a multibillion-dollar theft from cryptocurrency exchange Binance. On Tuesday (Korean time), the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un flatly…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "U.S. reiterates concerns over N. Korean cybercrime following Kim Yo-jong's denial of Binance theft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/u-s-reiterates-concerns-over-n-korean-cybercrime-following-kim-yo",
        "published": "2026-11-03T14:44:32.000Z"
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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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