North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills



News North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills Pyongyang’s official news agency frames landmark exercise as part of US-led ‘war provocation moves’ to end Kim regime Joon Ha Park \| Shreyas Reddy January 29, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. troops at the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command's cyber operations center \| Image: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (Feb 5. 2020) North Korea condemned a landmark joint cyber exercise between the U.S. and South Korea as preparation for war and warned that any conflict would result in “ruthless punishment.” “This training, staged for the first time under the pretext of ‘beefing up the system for cyber cooperation,’ was aimed at getting familiar with cyber war,” the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary Sunday. North Korea condemned a landmark joint cyber exercise between the U.S. and South Korea as preparation for war and warned that any conflict would result in “ruthless punishment.” “This training, staged for the first time under the pretext of ‘beefing up the system for cyber cooperation,’ was aimed at getting familiar with cyber war,” the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary Sunday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills

Pyongyang’s official news agency frames landmark exercise as part of US-led ‘war provocation moves’ to end Kim regime

Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy January 29, 2024

North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills

U.S. troops at the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command's cyber operations center | Image: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (Feb 5. 2020)

North Korea condemned a landmark joint cyber exercise between the U.S. and South Korea as preparation for war and warned that any conflict would result in “ruthless punishment.”

“This training, staged for the first time under the pretext of ‘beefing up the system for cyber cooperation,’ was aimed at getting familiar with cyber war,” the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary Sunday.

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