DPRK denounces U.S. ‘cybercrime’ accusations

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday condemned U.S. judicial authorities for placing its citizens on a wanted list over alleged “cybercrimes,” state media said Friday.
The official Korean Central News Agency said, quoting a DPRK Foreign Ministry spokesperson, “The recent incident is an absurd smear campaign and grave violation of sovereignty aimed at tarnishing the image of our state, as it is a continuation of the hostile move of the successive U.S. administrations that have talked much about the non-existent ‘cyber threat’ from the DPRK.”
According to the spokesperson, the DPRK has the right to take a proper and proportionate countermeasure to thoroughly protect the security and rights of its citizens from the judicial enforcement for a sinister political purpose.