North Korea rejects the FBI's attribution of the Binance hack

Original title (Norwegian): Nord-Korea avviser at de står bak historiens største kryptotyveri

Norway · Source:Aftenposten · 2 Nov 2026

By Nordic Crypto editorial desk · published 3 Nov 2026

North Korea has rejected the FBI's statement that North Korean hackers were behind the theft from Binance, calling it an 'absurd fabrication' in a statement by Kim Yo-jong carried by the state news agency KCNA, according to Yonhap and Bloomberg. The statement calls the attribution a political provocation and suggests it could affect dialogue between North Korea and the United States. The FBI said on 31 October that North Korea's TraderTraitor was responsible and published addresses linked to the stolen funds; the denial is North Korea's position, not a new finding.

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Primary source: Yonhap via Nocutnews – North Korea's statement (KCNA)

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