# North Korea denies role in record Binance hack, calls US charge ‘provocation’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/north-korea-denies-role-in-record-binance-hack-calls-us-charge-provocation/
- Published: 2026-11-03T05:34:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:09:34+00:00
- Original publisher: DW
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-denies-role-in-record-binance-hack-calls-us-charge-provocation/a-79835321?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Americas, Asia, Cybersecurity, Technology, World

## Key points

- North Korea rejects US claims over a $6 billion Binance hack.
- The FBI blamed the state-linked group TraderTraitor.
- Binance is reopening withdrawals across additional networks.

## Summary

North Korea has denied US allegations that a hacking group linked to the state stole more than $6 billion from cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, called the accusation a “grave political provocation”; the dispute matters because the alleged theft could draw greater US efforts to disrupt funding believed to support North Korea’s arms development.

The FBI attributed the record-sized exchange heist to TraderTraitor, while blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs also linked the attack to the group and said most of the funds were moved within 20 minutes. The reported haul far exceeds the roughly $1.5 billion taken in the 2025 Bybit raid, also attributed to North Korean hackers. Binance said it replaced most of the stolen assets with its own funds and began restoring withdrawals across more networks, including Ethereum, Solana and XRP.

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