President Donald Trump has contradicted the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s assertion that North Korean hackers executed a theft involving the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. This information was shared by the White House Rapid Response Service and reported by UNN.
Key Points
Trump noted that the U.S. currently lacks definitive evidence linking the cyberattack specifically to North Korea.
We are currently investigating. We cannot confirm whether North Korea is involved, but if they are, we will address it directly with them.
Background
Recently, over $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was withdrawn from the so-called “hot wallets” of the Binance exchange.
The day prior, TRM Labs, an American analytics firm, reported that North Korean hackers were responsible for a breach of Binance that compromised approximately $6.3 billion.
Subsequently, the FBI verified the link between North Korean hackers and the breach of the Binance exchange.