North Korea insists it is not involved in WannaCry ransomware attack

On December 21, a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry affirmed that the country was not involved in the WannaCry cyberattacks in May this year.

This is North Korea's first response after the US publicly accused the Pyongyang government of being behind a worldwide cyber attack using malware called WannaCry.

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The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) quoted the spokesman as saying that North Korea has repeatedly stated that it is not involved in cyber attacks, so there is no need for the country to respond to the US's unreasonable accusations. The spokesman asserted that the US accusations are "political provocations."

Earlier, on December 19, the US accused North Korea of ​​conducting a large-scale cyber attack using the WannaCry malware. The global cyber attack caused by the WannaCry virus began on the morning of May 13, Vietnam time. The UK has also made similar accusations against North Korea.

The WannaCry attack affected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries. The "authors" of the attack threatened to completely shut down the infected computer systems within a week of the computer being attacked if the ransom was not paid in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, worth between $300 and $600 at the time.

According to US officials, the amount of money that victims paid in this WannaCry ransomware attack is about 7,000 USD. Western officials believe that North Korean hackers have been ordered to increase cyber attacks in recent years to earn foreign currency in the context that Pyongyang is facing strong sanctions from the United Nations related to North Korea's missile and nuclear programs./.

According to Kienthuc.net.vn