North Korea denies FBI’s Binance hack allegation as it reports missile test
Crime · First reported 3 Nov, 05:49 · Updated 06:19
The FBI attributed a $6 billion (€5.3 billion) Binance theft to a North Korea-affiliated group; Pyongyang rejected the allegation. Separately, North Korean state media reported a strategic cruise-missile test, while South Korea called for stronger cyber protections. The supplied left-side report also says North Korea denied responsibility and called the FBI allegation a “grave political provocation.”
- The FBI said a North Korea-affiliated group called TraderTraitor was behind the Binance hack; North Korea denied responsibility.
- North Korean state media reported a strategic cruise-missile test with a cluster-munition warhead; South Korea said it was analysing the missile’s characteristics with the United States.
- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung called for a comprehensive system to prevent cyberattacks, citing limits in security systems focused on post-incident inspection and response.
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- FBI attribution
- The FBI said North Korea-affiliated group TraderTraitor was behind the hack.
- Reported theft
- $6 billion (€5.3 billion), according to the centre-side report.
- Missile test
- North Korean state media reported a strategic cruise missile fitted with a cluster-munition warhead was test-fired Monday.
- South Korean response
- President Lee Jae-myung called for a comprehensive cyberattack-prevention system.
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- An earlier Lux summary said North Korea denied the U.S. accusation over the Binance hack and that the exchange said withdrawals for additional assets would restart. [de5cc5a1-6668-412d-b9c3-5b38873f7b55]
- An earlier Lux summary said North Korean state media reported a cruise-missile test and that South Korea was analysing an earlier test with the United States. [6a72aa4b-9a62-4603-b1e3-54865a25d30f]
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