North Korea Calls Cyber Threat Allegations “Absurd Slander” as DPRK Hack Losses Mount

North Korea has pushed back against allegations of state-backed cybercrime, dismissing the claims as “absurd slander.” The statement lands as blockchain investigators tie a growing share of major decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits to DPRK-backed actors. North Korea Pushes Back on Cyber Threat Narrative A Foreign Ministry spokesperson told the state-run Korean Central News Agency that