North Korea calls U.S. claims it was behind Binance hack ‘a grave political provocation’

Kim Yo Jong (center left), sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, joins defense officials for an inspection visit at an undisclosed location the country in this image released on Oct. 21. | KCNA / KNS / VIA AFP-JIJI

Nov 3, 2026

North Korea on Tuesday criticized claims by the FBI that it was behind the $6 billion cryptocurrency theft from the Binance platform, calling the allegations “a grave political provocation,” throwing cold water on talk of a possible meeting between the two countries’ leaders.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, called the claims “absurd rhetoric and nothing new,” according to the country’s official Korean Central News Agency.

The Binance heist is the largest-ever cybertheft.

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