# Kim Yo-jong speaks out as North Korea denies plotting $6.3bn Binance hack

https://mins.news/en/item/126442

- BBC Chinese, 2026-11-03 02:49 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/ckwyqjd9w4x7o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> North Korea denied orchestrating a record $6.3bn hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Kim Yo-jong called the allegations a US attempt to damage the country’s international image, while US law enforcement and cybersecurity analysts blamed Pyongyang. Binance said attackers gained access through an engineer’s laptop and that it has reimbursed about 95% of the stolen assets.

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