North Korea Rejects US Cyber Threat Claims

North Korea's Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected United States accusations that Pyongyang poses a cyber threat, labeling the claims as fabricated slander intended to justify Washington's hostile policy toward the country.

A ministry spokesperson, quoted by the Korean Central News Agency, stated that the United States was spreading false information about a nonexistent cyber threat from North Korea. "This is nothing but an absurd slander to tarnish the image of our country by spreading false information in pursuit of political purposes," the spokesperson said. The statement accused Washington of using government agencies and media to link global cybercrimes to Pyongyang while portraying itself as the primary victim, despite possessing advanced cyber capabilities and conducting attacks on other nations.

The ministry described the allegations as an extension of longstanding U.S. efforts to damage North Korea's international image and interfere in its affairs. It affirmed Pyongyang's policy of safeguarding cyberspace as a shared global domain and rejecting its politicization. North Korea vowed to take all necessary measures to defend state interests and citizens' rights against...