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SEOUL: North Korea has condemned remarks by a senior White House official about Pyongyang\u2019s cyberattack capabilities and said it would continue to stand against what it called US aggression towards it.<\/strong><\/p>\n A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that branding North Korea as a \u201cgroup of criminals\u201d revealed the true nature of Washington\u2019s hostile policy towards North Korea.<\/p>\n Anne Neuberger, the US deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, reportedly said on Wednesday that the North Koreans were a criminal syndicate pursuing revenue \u201cin the guise of a country\u201d.<\/p>\n North Korea is widely believed to have thousands of trained hackers and stealing of cryptocurrencies has become a major source of funding for the sanctions-hit country and its weapons programmes.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter all, the U.S. administration has revealed the true picture of its most vile hostile policy, once covered under the veil of \u2018dialogue with no strings attached\u2019 and \u2018diplomatic engagement\u2019,\u201d state news agency KCNA said, citing the foreign ministry spokesperson.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a similar fashion, the DPRK will face off the U.S., the world\u2019s one and only group of criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (function(d, s, id) { FB.AppEvents.logPageView(); <\/p>\n };<\/p>\n (function(d, s, id){Comments<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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