Trump Says US Looking at Whether Binance Hack Was By North Korea
Bloomberg Politics's headline. Reported by Bloomberg Politics, The Hill.
What the sources say, in brief
According to Bloomberg Politics, President Donald Trump said the US was looking into whether North Korean hackers were behind a $6.3 billion heist targeting Binance. The Hill reported that Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange, which it described as the largest such hack on record. The Hill quoted Trump saying "We don't know" when asked whether the hack should be attributed to a suspected North Korean hacker group. The sources do not report a confirmed attribution. The excerpts provided are partial, so further details are not available from them.
Key points
- Bloomberg Politics reported that Trump said the US was looking into whether North Korean hackers were behind the Binance hack.
- Bloomberg Politics described the heist as worth $6.3 billion and said it has rattled the cryptocurrency world.
- The Hill reported that Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the hacking of Binance.
- The Hill described the Binance hack as the largest such hack on record.
- The Hill quoted Trump saying "We don't know" when asked about attribution to a suspected North Korean hacker group.
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Trump Says US Looking at Whether Binance Hack Was By North Korea. According to Bloomberg Politics, President Donald Trump said the US was looking into whether North Korean hackers were behind a $6.3 billion heist targeting Binance. The Hill reported that Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange, which it described as the largest such hack on record. The Hill quoted Trump saying "We don't know" when asked whether the hack should be attributed to a suspected North Korean hacker group. The sources do not report a confirmed attribution. The excerpts provided are partial, so further details are not available from them. Covered by 2 publications. Bloomberg Politics: Trump Says US Looking at Whether Binance Hack Was By North Korea. The Hill: Trump says US looking into Binance hack: ‘We don’t know’ if North Korea responsible.
Who is covering it
- Bloomberg Politics United States Trump Says US Looking at Whether Binance Hack Was By North Korea President Donald Trump said the US was looking into whether North Korean hackers were behind a $6.3 billion heist targeting Binance that has rattled the cryptocurrency world. 6 h ago · Tier 1
- The Hill United States Trump says US looking into Binance hack: ‘We don’t know’ if North Korea responsible President Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the $6.3 billion hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the largest such hack on record. “We don’t know,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if the hack should be attributed to a suspected North Korean hacker group. “We’re 5 h ago · Tier 3
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