Papers Thursday say in bylined commentaries that this is an intentional and premeditated farce to divert public opinion, distract the attention of south Koreans and get rid of poor plight being driven into a tight corner in the face of the DPRK's toughest offensive. For this the south Korean puppets are highlighting the "gravity of the security crisis caused by those following the north".

The puppet regime needed a shocking case to tide over the unprecedented crisis and, to this end, inveigled even international hackers group into the smear campaign against the DPRK, Rodong Sinmun says, and goes on:

This fascist racket, a modern "hunting of witches" aimed to stamp out progressives in south Korea and incite an atmosphere of confrontation with fellow countrymen in its whole society, is a revelation of the criminal moves to revive the era of the "yusin" dictatorship.

The puppet regime's racket for clamping down on progressives will only reveal its fascist nature against the nation and peace. The conservatives' racket for "eliminating those following the north" will awaken the south Koreans of all social standings and spark off massive resistance against the fascist dictatorship.

With nothing can the hostile forces block the DPRK advancing along the road of justice and patriotism.

Minju Joson says: Intolerable is the act of the south Korean authorities of introducing even international hackers group into the smear campaign against the DPRK and conducting a modern hunting of witches under the pretext of "eliminating those following the north". Tricksters will have to pay a very high price for their acts.