US Sanctions Chinese Hackers for Treasury, Telecom Breaches
The US has issued sanctions against an individual and a company involved in recent high-profile compromises of government officials by Chinese state-affiliated hackers
Treasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and breach of its own network
The Treasury Department announced sanctions Friday in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network. The sanctions target a Chinese hacker who officials say is affiliated with Beijing's Ministry of State Security and who was involved in a cyber-intrusion
Chinese cybersecurity firm sanctioned by US Treasury over alleged links to Salt Typhoon hackers
Salt Typhoon is perhaps best known as the group who infiltrated the networks of nine major US telecommunications companies and internet providers, including Verizon and AT&T in the largest telecoms hack in US history.
Chinese Hackers Access Secretary Janet Yellen’s Computer During US Treasury Breach
A recent breach of the US Treasury yielded access to Secretary Janet Yellen's computer along with those of two of her lieutenants, according to inside sources speaking to Bloomberg News reporters.
Chinese Hackers Infiltrate US Treasury, Yellen’s Computers In Another Biden-Era Cyber Breach
State-sponsored Chinese hackers breached U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer, accessing thousands of unclassified documents in December, anonymous sources told
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.
Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions Following Chinese Cyberattack on Telecom Companies and Network Breach
The Treasury Department imposes sanctions following a significant Chinese cyberattack on US telecom firms and its own network breach.
U.S. Treasury Targets Hackers Linked to Telecom Breach
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned alleged hacker Yin Kechen and cybersecurity firm Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. for their roles in telecom hacks exposing Americans' call logs to Chinese espionage.
Chinese Hackers Breach Treasury, Targeting Sanctions And Intelligence Files
Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated computers belonging to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her deputies, accessing unclassified files as part of a broader breach. The hackers reportedly targeted the Treasury’s role in sanctions,
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China Has Raised the Cyber Stakes
Aggressors in these types of attacks have the advantage over the defenders, and China cannot be talked out of spying. But ...
US Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches
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US DHS fires outside advisers, sources say China probe disrupted
The Department of Homeland Security is firing all the members of its various advisory committees, according to a letter seen ...
Biden makes last big move to protect US networks from hackers from China and elsewhere
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order that is his final stab at shoring up America’s cyber defenses after ...