$6.3 billion cyber attack that shook Binance! First statement from North Korea

Investigations into the $6.3 billion cyber attack on Binance, known as the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and recorded as the largest cryptocurrency theft in history, are continuing.

'A SERIOUS PROVOCATION'

In her statement, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, responded to allegations that North Korean state-sponsored hackers were behind the cyber attack. Kim Yo Jong stated that these Turkish allegations from the USA prove that Washington continues its hostile attitude towards Pyongyang. Kim Yo Jong said, "The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is trying to brand North Korea as a 'cyber criminal state' and claims that it has information that a hacker group 'supported' by North Korea is involved in the incident. However, the US claim is an absurd statement and is nothing new. The US's misleading of the international public by showing that all cyber crimes in different parts of the world are our work is a serious political provocation against North Korea."

IT WAS ALLEGED THAT NORTH KOREA WAS INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK

In the statement made by Binance last Friday, it was stated that the platform was exposed to unauthorized withdrawal transactions, and the estimated total impact was approximately $6.3 billion. It was reported that approximately $3 billion in assets were frozen as a result of the work carried out with law enforcement and blockchain partners.

US blockchain analysis company TRM Labs, on the other hand, evaluated that North Korean hackers were behind the $6.3 billion attack on Binance and stated, "TRM concluded that the attack was carried out by North Korea's elite hacker unit 'TraderTraitor', based on strong on-chain and off-chain intelligence data. We make this assessment with high confidence."