Sanctions Imposed on Yin Kecheng for Treasury Department Breach
The United States has imposed sanctions on a man named Yin Kecheng, accusing him of being involved in a major cyberattack on the US Department of Treasury. Yin is reportedly linked to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS),
US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Chinese company over Salt Typhoon hack
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., accusing both of being involved in a series of hacks against American telecom companies.
US sanctions China-linked hacker Yin Kecheng over Treasury breach
The US sanctioned Yin Kecheng, linked to China's MSS, for hacking the Treasury Department, and Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., tied to Salt Typhoon, for targeting US telecoms and politicians like Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Treasury sanctions Salt Typhoon hacking group behind breaches of major US telecom firms
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Friday that it had sanctioned a China-based cybersecurity company, known as Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, which it says is directly linked to the China-backed Salt Typhoon hacking group.
Treasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and breach of its own network
The Treasury Department has announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network.
US sanctions Chinese firm, hacker behind telecom and Treasury hacks
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based hacker for his role in the recent Treasury breach and a company associated with the Salt Typhoon threat group.
US Sanctions Chinese Entities Behind Telecoms, Treasury Hacks
The Biden administration on Friday announced sanctions on two Chinese entities accused of cyberattacks, including a firm it said is directly involved in the recent espionage campaign against US telecommunications firms and a hacker behind the recent breach of Treasury Department computers.
Chinese hackers accessed Yellen's computer in US Treasury breach, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's computer was hacked and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the Treasury Department by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday,
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Biden administration penalizes Chinese actors behind two major hacks
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