North Korea says US-led ‘cyber warnings’ aim to tarnish its image
North Korea has denounced the United States and its allies for making unfounded allegations about its cyber activities to tarnish Pyongyang’s image and to justify pressure on sovereign states.
State media KCNA carried the report on Tuesday, citing a North Korean foreign ministry spokesperson as responding to a recent US-led “joint warning on North Korean cyber threats.”
“It is illogical that the US, which has possessed and operated the biggest cyber force in the world by monopolizing the core resources of cyberspace, is talking about ‘cyber threat’ from other countries,” the spokesperson said.
The statement appeared to respond to a “joint alert” issued on Friday by the United States, South Korea, Japan, and eight other countries claiming that North Korean information technology workers use false identities to obtain remote jobs and generate revenue for Pyongyang’s “nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.”
The foreign ministry official, however, rejected the allegations as politically motivated, condemning Washington for militarizing cyberspace through cyber warfare capabilities and joint exercises with allies. Pyongyang said it would not tolerate attempts to use cyber issues as a means of pressuring other countries.
In a separate KCNA editorial on Tuesday, a North Korean military commentator lambasted the United States, South Korea, and Japan for turning the US-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercise into a rehearsal for aggression and said their growing military cooperation was creating a new security crisis in the Asia-Pacific region.
The cyber dispute comes amid broader tensions between North Korea and the United States and its regional allies over military cooperation in Northeast Asia.
On July 31, KCNA reported that Pyongyang had warned against the expansion of the US military command in Japan, saying the changes were increasing the risk of conflict on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea said the expansion had transformed US Forces Japan (USFJ) into a “de facto war command” through increased staffing and closer operational integration with Japan’s military.
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Amid the tensions, the North announced earlier that month that it would further strengthen and modernize its military capabilities. Reporting at the time, KCNA said an enlarged Central Military Commission meeting, held under ruler Kim Jong-un’s guidance, had adopted a resolution to “bolster up the nuclear force both in quality and quantity” and modernize military bases.
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