The South's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a report to
parliament last week that the North attempted to hack more than 20,000
South Korean smartphones between May and September.
The agency said it had worked with the owners of South Korean websites and government officials to remove the applications and block hacking channels.
Pyongyang's official website Uriminzokkiri accused the NIS of fabricating the report to distract attention from a standoff over South Korean activists who send leaflets critical of the North's regime across the border by balloon.
"It's (the) usual tactic used by South Korean authorities to fan anti-Pyongyang sentiment whenever they face a political crisis," it said.
Last month the two sides exchanged heavy machine gun fire across their border after the North fired at balloons carrying such leaflets.
The incident has jeopardised plans to resume high-level talks, with the North saying the leaflet launches had soured the atmosphere. The South says it cannot legally ban the launches.
The agency said it had worked with the owners of South Korean websites and government officials to remove the applications and block hacking channels.
Pyongyang's official website Uriminzokkiri accused the NIS of fabricating the report to distract attention from a standoff over South Korean activists who send leaflets critical of the North's regime across the border by balloon.
"It's (the) usual tactic used by South Korean authorities to fan anti-Pyongyang sentiment whenever they face a political crisis," it said.
Last month the two sides exchanged heavy machine gun fire across their border after the North fired at balloons carrying such leaflets.
The incident has jeopardised plans to resume high-level talks, with the North saying the leaflet launches had soured the atmosphere. The South says it cannot legally ban the launches.
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