Faisal Mahmud
03 November 2026•Update: 03 November 2026
North Korea on Monday rejected US allegations linking it to a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency theft involving Binance, accusing Washington of using cybercrime allegations to undermine its international reputation.
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a senior Workers’ Party official, called the allegations a “grave political provocation,” state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.
She said the FBI was attempting to portray North Korea as a “cyber criminal state” by alleging that a hacking group supported by Pyongyang was involved in the theft.
“The U.S. assertion is an absurd rhetoric and nothing new,” Kim said in a statement. She accused…
