North Korea rejects US cybercrime claims as 'absurd slander'

Pyongyang refutes allegations of hacking and crypto theft, even as a UN panel estimated billions stolen by North Korea-linked cyberattacks.

North Korea rejects cybercrime allegations, accuses US of smear campaign

North Korea on Sunday dismissed allegations that it is behind international cybercrimes, including hacking and cryptocurrency theft, calling it “absurd slander” aimed at tarnishing the country’s image. In an article carried by the Korean Central News Agency, the North’s Foreign Ministry accused the US of attempting to spread what it called a false perception of Pyongyang’s cyber activities. In the article, the ministry claimed that the US has mobilized government agencies, media outlets and othe

By The Korea Herald