North Korea rejects multinational cyber threat alert as politically driven falsehood

North Korea dismissed a joint cyber-threat warning issued by South Korea, the United States, Japan and other allies, calling it politically motivated misinformation.

A coalition of South Korea, the United States, Japan and eight other nations issued a joint alert last week alleging that North Korean information-technology workers were exploiting fake credentials to obtain freelance and remote corporate positions abroad, thereby earning hard currency for the country's weapons development. North Korea's foreign ministry, via a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency, rejected the warning as false information driven by political motives and a stereotyped accusation meant to tarnish the state's image.

The spokesperson turned the criticism back on Washington, claiming the United States leads the world in cyber capabilities and uses joint cyber exercises to militarise cyberspace. The DPRK warned that its skilled IT workforce is vital for funding its defence programmes and urged the international community to tighten identity-verification procedures. It also vowed to resist any ideologically motivated attempts to use cyber issues as a tool for criticism or pressure, pledging to defend the nation's security and development interests across all domains.