North Korea Slams Joint Warning on Cyber Threats as 'Groundless Slander'

North Korea has strongly denounced a joint warning issued by 11 nations, including South Korea, the United States, and Japan, regarding the activities of North Korean information technology (IT) personnel. Pyongyang labeled the warning as "groundless slander and malicious propaganda."

According to a statement from a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson, carried by the Korean Central News Agency on August 4th, the joint warning was characterized as a "stereotypical political propaganda" stemming from a "malicious intent to tarnish the image of our country."

The warning, which was also supported by countries like Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Lithuania, New Zealand, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, highlighted concerns about North Korean IT workers operating under false identities to steal funds for Pyongyang's weapons programs. The joint advisory aimed to alert businesses and governments to these illicit activities.

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The 'Joint Warning Statement on North Korean Cyber Threats' announced by the US and its allies is a stereotypical political propaganda aimed at smearing our country's image with malicious intent.