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US sanctions Chinese cyber firm linked to Flax Typhoon hacks
U.S. officials say the sanctioned Chinese firm provided botnet infrastructure for the China-backed hacking group Flax Typhoon
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday announced the sanctions against the Integrity Technology Group for its role in “multiple computer intrusion incidents against U.S. victims,” including U.S. critical infrastructure. The sanctions land months after the U.S. government accused Integrity Technology, also known as Yongxin Zhicheng, of running a botnet associated with the Flax Typhoon hacking group. According to a separate press release published by the U.S. Department of State on Friday, Flax Typhoon successfully targeted multiple U.S. universities, government agencies, telecommunications providers, and media organizations.
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