Department of the Treasury

US sanctions Chinese company linked to Flax Typhoon hackers

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 geekfeed0Tagged china, Department of the Treasury, Flax Typhoon, Flax Typhoon hackers, hacking group, Sanctions, Treasury Department, united states

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Tech for its involvement in cyberattacks attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored Flax Typhoon hacking group. As the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said on Friday, the Chinese state-sponsored hackers used the company’s infrastructure to launch attacks targeting networks of victims in Europe and […]

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Chinese hackers targeted sanctions office in Treasury attack

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 geekfeed0Tagged china, Data Theft, Department of the Treasury, OFAC, Sanctions, Treasury Department, United States of America, usa

Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a Treasury Department office that administers and enforces trade and economic sanctions programs. OFAC was created in December 1950, blocking all Chinese and North Korean assets under U.S. jurisdiction after China entered the Korean War. In a letter sent to Congress this […]

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