The United States is on the receiving end of another threat from North Korea.
This new threat has hacking implications, as the country said it will "wage a cyber war against the US to hasten its ruin," Newsweek reported.
The threat was made in response to a recent report published on Rodong Sinmum, North Korea's largest daily newspaper, about the country being the target of a failed U.S. cyber attack five years ago.
The report added that The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "can react to any forms of wars, operations and battles sought by the US imperialists," and sent a warning that "the US is greatly mistaken if it thinks the DPRK will just overlook with folded arms the provocations in the cyber space."
North Korea has threatened the U.S. in the past, having claimed to be "nuclear-capable" and able to fire long-range missiles at the U.S. A top-ranking North Korean military official threatened the U.S. in July 2014 with a nuclear strike on the White House and Pentagon when the country accused the U.S. of raising military tensions.
The country was also considered responsible for successful large scale cyber attacks that resulted in the shutdown of South Korea's largest broadcasters and U.S.-based Sony Pictures.
The threat follows about two weeks after North Korean defector Prof Kim Heung-Kwang said that the country has employed 6,000 trained military hackers capable of creating a great amount of destruction, according to BBC.
"The cyber-attacks could have similar impacts as military attacks, killing people and destroying cities," Kim said.
