North Korea Condemns New US Cyber Sanctions, Vows Retaliation Against 'Wicked' Hostility

 

🚨 SEOUL, November 6, 2025 X— North Korea today forcefully denounced the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States targeting its alleged cybercrime operations, accusing Washington of displaying a "wicked" and "invariable hostile intention" toward Pyongyang.

The condemnation, delivered by Kim Un Chol, the Vice-Minister for US affairs at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, was published through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The US Sanctions

The diplomatic firestorm follows the US Treasury Department's announcement earlier this week that it had sanctioned eight individuals and two entities. The US alleges that these parties, including North Korean bankers and IT firms, are integral to a global network responsible for laundering funds—primarily stolen cryptocurrency—to finance the regime’s nuclear weapons program.

According to the Treasury Department, North Korean state-sponsored hackers have stolen over $3 billion in digital assets over the past three years, an amount they claim is unmatched by any other foreign actor.

Pyongyang’s Fierce Response

Vice-Minister Kim Un Chol stated that the US administration, by imposing what he called its fifth round of exclusive sanctions since taking office, has "fully betrayed again its wicked nature to be hostile towards the DPRK till the end."

He asserted that the sanctions would have no effect on the nuclear-armed state's policy course, stating:

> ❝ The US sanctions will have no effect on the DPRK’s thinking and viewpoint on it in the future, too, as in the past... They will only be recorded as a typical example symbolizing the failure in its incurable policy towards the DPRK. ❞

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Threat of Countermeasures

The statement also included a clear warning, with Kim Un Chol vowing unspecified but "proper measures" in response to the American action.

"Now that the present U.S. administration has clarified its stand to be hostile towards the DPRK to the last, we will also take proper measures to counter it with patience for any length of time," the statement read, signaling a continued escalation of tensions rather than a return to dialogue.

This latest diplomatic exchange underscores the deep rift between Washington and Pyongyang, even as the current US administration has previously expressed openness to resuming talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, an offer that has so far gone unanswered.

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