North Korea Denounces US Cybercrime Charges Against Its Citizens

US charges against North Korean citizens for alleged cyber crimes are part of an “absurd smear campaign,” KCNA reports, citing a North Korean foreign ministry spokesperson.

• North Korea says “provocation” by US judicial authorities is “threatening and encroaching on the security, rights and interests” of its citizens
• North Korea “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,” spokesperson tells KCNA
• NOTE: US Charges North Koreans in Plot to Dupe More Than 100 Firms (1)

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