North Korea Denies US Allegations of Cyber Attacks

JAKARTA - North Korea (North Korea) on Sunday (3/5) denied US accusations that the isolated country was behind recent international hacking activities and called it an "absurd slander," state media reported.

A spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry said the US was building a narrative about "nonexistent cyber threats" for political purposes, and described the claims as "absurd slander to tarnish the image of our country," according to the North Korean news agency, KCNA.

"Recently, US government agencies, 'reptilian media', and conspiracy narrative spreading organizations have attempted to spread a false understanding of the DPRK to the international community, by talking about what they call the 'cyber threat' from the DPRK which does not exist," said the spokesman.

He said the US, which claims to have the best cyber technology in the world, calls itself a "victim", while North Korea is always associated with all cyber fraud.

He added that the US accusations were a continuation of the US "hostile policy" against North Korea and were politically motivated.

North Korea warned it would "actively" take all necessary measures to defend its interests and protect the rights and interests of its citizens.

The US has repeatedly accused North Korea of state-sponsored cyber activities, including hacking, cryptocurrency theft, and networks of IT workers abroad.

The US Treasury Department in March imposed sanctions on six individuals and two entities linked to North Korean IT workers' operations, saying they helped channel illegal income through digital assets.