The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm for its alleged involvement in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure.
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Friday morning cited multiple hacks against American victims, including incidents attributed to Flax Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored attack that targeted U.S. critical infrastructure. , imposed sanctions on Integrity Technology Group, Inc.
The sanctions come days after the Treasury Department reported that Chinese hackers gained remote access to multiple workstations and unclassified documents at the U.S. Treasury Department in a major cybersecurity incident.
The Treasury Department reports that BeyondTrust, a third-party software service provider, “has had hackers steal keys used by the vendor to secure cloud-based services used to remotely provide technical support.” He said he learned of the issue on December 8th. '' he told the workers.
Friday's sanctions do not appear to be related to the Dec. 8 Treasury Department hack.
Acting Treasury Secretary Bradley Smith said the U.S. will thwart cyber threats “as we continue to work together to strengthen the cyber defenses of the public and private sectors.”
The sanctions cut off access to U.S. property and bank accounts and prevent targeted individuals and businesses from doing business with Americans.
U.S. authorities are grappling with the aftermath of China's massive cyber-espionage operation, known as “Salt Typhoon,” which gave Chinese authorities access to private text messages and phone conversations of unidentified Americans. Continuing.
