John Demers, assistant US attorney general for national security, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Monday. Photo: Bloomberg
US accuses China of aiding North Korea cyber thefts
- Senior justice official John Demers says Asian superpower is helping launder stolen proceeds as well as possibly providing expertise and training
- China is playing ‘balancing act’, he adds, saying that Beijing ‘does not want North Korea to fail’ but is also not keen on neighbour being ‘overly aggressive’
John Demers, assistant US attorney general for national security, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Monday. Photo: Bloomberg