YONHAP · 2026-11-01 07:55 UTC

(LEAD) Trump says U.S. will talk to N. Korea if it is behind Binance hack

FBI identified North Korea as responsible for stealing over $6 billion from Binance cryptocurrency exchange on or about Oct. 29, attributing it to the 'TraderTraitor' cyber operation. Trump said the U.S. would talk to North Korea if confirmed to be behind the theft, while FBI and other agencies urged crypto platforms to block transactions from North Korean hacker wallet addresses. The stolen assets were being converted primarily to Ethereum and laundered through decentralized finance platforms.

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