North Korea denies role in $6.3B Binance hack, points finger at US
Summary
Kim Yo Jong denied North Korea’s involvement in the $6.3 billion Binance hack, rejecting the FBI’s attribution and alleging—without evidence—that the US may be responsible. She also dismissed claims linking North Korea to the $1.5 billion Bybit hack. TRM Labs attributed the Binance theft to North Korea’s TraderTraitor group with high confidence, citing onchain and offchain evidence, while Chainalysis and investigator ZachXBT also linked it to North Korean hackers. Investigators cited similarities to previous attacks, including Tornado Cash funding and coordinated use of transaction signatures, though laundering differed from the Bybit case.
