N Korea fires multiple missiles, denies US claims on Binance hack
Summary
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired several missiles from its eastern coast into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, marking Pyongyang’s fourth weapons launch in a month. The launches came a day after North Korea denied U.S. allegations that its hackers stole more than $6 billion from Binance and rejected dialogue with Washington while it maintains what it calls a hostile policy.Key Facts
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff detected several missile launches from the Sondok area toward the Sea of Japan.
- South Korean and U.S. authorities were analyzing details of the launches.
- North Korea called the FBI’s allegation that it was responsible for the Binance theft a provocation.
- Binance said hackers stole more than $6 billion in what appears to be the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
- The FBI attributed the theft to North Korean hackers known as TraderTraitor.
- Kim Yo Jong said North Korea would not meet with U.S. officials unless Washington changed its policy toward Pyongyang.
- North Korea has tested several types of weapons this year, including a submarine-launched ballistic missile and hypersonic missiles.
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