North Korea Condemns US Cybercrime Sanctions, Promises Retaliation

North Korea condemned the latest economic sanctions from the United States Department of the Treasury, promising retaliation for measures targeting its cybercrime activities financing nuclear weapons.

• On Tuesday, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed economic sanctions on eight individuals and two firms linked to North Korea for facilitating cybercrime and money laundering.
• The sanctions specifically target North Korean bankers, highlighting ongoing tensions as Pyongyang accused the Trump administration of maintaining a wicked hostility toward the regime.
• In response, a North Korean vice foreign minister vowed unspecified countermeasures, emphasizing the countrys determination to counteract external pressures from the United States.