Kim Jong Un’s Sister Rejects US Claim North Korea Behind $6.3 Billion Binance Hack, Calls It ‘Political Provocation’

Kim Jong Un's Sister Rejects US Claim North Korea Behind $6.3 Billion Binance Hack, Calls It 'Political Provocation'

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has rejected allegations that Pyongyang was behind the $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance, calling the US accusation a "political provocation" and an attempt to damage North Korea's international image.

In a statement issued on Monday and carried by state news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim criticized the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for linking North Korea to the attack on the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

She described the allegation as "absurd" and said Washington was attempting to portray North Korea as responsible for cybercrime incidents around the world.

"It is a grave political provocation against the DPRK that the US misleads the international public opinion as if all the cybercrimes in different parts of the world are our deeds," she said.

Kim added that Pyongyang was "closely monitoring" what she described as continued provocations by the United States.

In her statement, Kim also referred to Washington's announcement last year that it would confiscate illegally stolen cryptocurrency assets and establish them in a national strategic reserve.

She…

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