In brief
On 4 November, Kim Yo‑Jong of North Korea condemned the United States for ongoing hostile actions, linking a major Binance hacking incident to a DPRK-backed group. She criticized U.S. military drills, sanctions, and a human‑rights report as part of a broader anti‑DPRK strategy and called for a reevaluation of the U.S. stance. The remarks were aired by the Korean Central News Agency.
In a statement released Wednesday, Kim Yo‑Jong, a senior official in North Korea’s ruling party, said the United States is still sending “hostile signals.” The comment came after America blamed a hacking group believed to be funded by the DPRK for a large cyber‑theft at the crypto‑exchange Binance.
Kim said the Binance hack was not an isolated incident but part of Washington’s “invariable hostile policy toward the DPRK.” She accused the U.S. of trying to profit politically from the case, adding that it has a “political side effect.”
The North Korean leader also criticized the U.S. for holding joint military drills with Japan and South Korea, imposing sanctions and publishing the “Trafficking in Persons Report.” She described these actions as setting new records of anti‑DPRK hostility in the fields of denuclearization, human rights, cyber, sanctions and military affairs.
Kim called for the United States to abandon its hostile policy, arguing that this would be essential to solving all problems between the two countries. The statement was carried by the Korean Central News Agency, which quoted her as saying new records are being set in the execution of the U.S. hostile policy and that DPRK must reflect and counteract accordingly.
We do not regard the Binance hacking incident as any accidental and sudden case or isolated private scheme, but as an extension of Washington’s invariable hostile policy toward the DPRK.
Kim Yo‑Jong’s remarks reflect a broader pattern of North Korean criticism directed at U.S. actions in the past weeks.
