(2nd LD) N. Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'（第二条）朝鲜领导人的妹妹抨击FBI对加密货币盗窃案的调查是“政治挑衅”
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SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday flatly dismissed the outcome of a U.S. investigation that blamed Pyongyang for a massive cryptocurrency theft from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, calling it a "grave political provocation" against the North.
Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made the remarks, referring to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) announcement Saturday that the regime is responsible for the theft of more than US$6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance.
The FBI linked the theft to a North Korean hacking group it calls TraderTraitor, a name previously tied to other cryptocurrency heists.
"The FBI is trying to brand the DPRK as a 'cyber criminal state', claiming that it obtained information that a hacking organization 'supported' by the DPRK was involved in the incident," Kim said in a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
DPRK is short for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
"It is a grave political provocation against the DPRK that the U.S. misleads the international public opinion as if all the cyber crimes in different parts of the world are our deeds."
North Korea has been blamed for cyber thefts before and has denied any involvement. It is rare for Kim to issue a statement on a hacking incident.
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Yonhap)
Kim called Washington's accusation a "sinister" attempt to damage the international image of North Korea and undermine its dignity and national prestige, as well as another grave violation of the sovereignty of the North in cyberspace.
Turning the blame back on Washington, she said, "As soon as the present U.S. administration took office last year, it announced that it would confiscate illegally stolen cryptocurrency assets and use them as a state's strategic reserve."
Anyone who looks at who will end up with "the so-called stolen cryptocurrency" once it is retrieved, she said, "may get a clue about who is behind the hacking incident."
She said North Korea is "closely monitoring" a variety of what she called Washington's persistent provocations against it.
"We have issues to reconsider in diverse aspects as regards the very unpleasant U.S. hostile attitude," Kim warned.
A senior official at South Korea's unification ministry noted it was Kim's first statement on accusations of North Korea's cyber hacking.
"The North appears to be treating this matter seriously, as the international fallout from the Binance hacking incident grows, and has elevated its response" by speaking through Kim, the official said.
In similar cases in the past, the North usually responded with a statement issued by its foreign ministry.
Pyongyang appears to care about its international image as it seeks to be portrayed as a "normal state," the official added.
The statement is regarded as an attempt to keep the North's cyber activities from becoming an international issue and to pressure the U.S. to drop what Pyongyang calls a hostile policy toward it.
The ministry finds it hard to "predict" what effects the hacking incident would have on a potential summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump. North Korea has remained unresponsive to Trump's repeated overtures to resume summit diplomacy.
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首尔，11月3日（韩联社）——朝鲜周二断然否认了美国一项调查的结果，该调查指责平壤应对全球最大的加密货币交易所币安的大规模加密货币盗窃案负责，称这是对朝鲜的“严重政治挑衅”。
朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正发表了上述言论，她指的是美国联邦调查局（FBI）周六宣布的一项消息，即朝鲜政权应对币安超过60亿美元的加密货币被盗事件负责。
FBI 将这起盗窃案与一个名为 TraderTraitor 的朝鲜黑客组织联系起来，该组织此前曾与多起加密货币盗窃案有关。
金正恩在朝鲜官方通讯社朝中社发表的声明中表示：“美国联邦调查局试图将朝鲜民主主义人民共和国贴上‘网络犯罪国家’的标签，声称他们获得了有关朝鲜民主主义人民共和国‘支持’的黑客组织参与该事件的信息。”
DPRK是朝鲜正式名称“朝鲜民主主义人民共和国”（DPRK）的简称。
“美国误导国际舆论，将世界各地发生的网络犯罪都归咎于朝鲜，这是对朝鲜的严重政治挑衅。”
朝鲜此前曾被指控进行网络窃听，但一直否认参与其中。金正恩很少就黑客事件发表声明。
金与正，朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹（韩联社）
金正恩称华盛顿的指控是“险恶的”，意在损害朝鲜的国际形象，破坏其尊严和国家威望，也是对朝鲜在网络空间主权的又一次严重侵犯。
她将责任推回给华盛顿，说道：“美国现任政府去年上任后立即宣布，将没收非法窃取的加密货币资产，并将其用作国家战略储备。”
她表示，任何人只要看看“所谓的被盗加密货币”最终会落入谁的手中，“或许就能找到黑客事件的幕后黑手”。
她说，朝鲜正在“密切关注”她所称的华盛顿对其持续不断的挑衅行为。
金正恩警告说：“对于美国极其令人不快的敌对态度，我们需要在各个方面重新考虑一些问题。”
韩国统一部一位高级官员指出，这是金正恩首次就朝鲜网络黑客指控发表声明。
这位官员表示，“随着币安黑客事件的国际影响不断扩大，朝鲜似乎正在认真对待此事，并通过金正恩提高了应对力度”。
过去类似事件中，朝鲜通常会通过外交部发表声明予以回应。
这位官员补充说，平壤似乎很在意自己的国际形象，力求被描绘成一个“正常国家”。
该声明被视为试图阻止朝鲜的网络活动演变为国际问题，并向美国施压，迫使其放弃平壤所称的对朝敌对政策。
外交部认为很难“预测”此次黑客事件会对朝鲜领导人金正恩与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普之间可能举行的峰会产生何种影响。朝鲜一直对特朗普多次提出的重启峰会外交的提议保持沉默。
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（导语）特朗普称，如果币安黑客事件是朝鲜所为，美国将与朝鲜对话。
美国联邦调查局称，朝鲜应对币安超过60亿美元的加密货币盗窃案负责。
（第二部分）美国公司称，朝鲜黑客被指控窃取了创纪录的63.6亿美元币安加密货币。
（第二条）朝鲜领导人的妹妹抨击FBI对加密货币盗窃案的调查是“政治挑衅”