US Sanctions, Treasury Hacks and Chinese Entities

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 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.
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 firm behind sweeping Salt Typhoon telecom hacks
The Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned Chinese firm Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. and Shanghai-based hacker Yin Kecheng for their roles in major hacks that allowed access to sensitive,
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,
US Targets China-linked Individual Over Treasury Hack
The United States sanctioned a person close to China's Ministry of State Security on Friday whom it accused of being involved in a recent hack of the Treasury Department.
Biden administration punishes key players in major Chinese hacks of US government
The Biden administration on Friday made one final push to expose what officials say is a rampant Chinese cyber-espionage ...
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US Identifies Chinese Firm Behind Salt Typhoon Hacks on Telecom Networks
The State and Treasury Departments say Chinese cybersecurity vendor Sichuan Juxinhe is behind the hacks into numerous US ...
China-linked hackers accessed over 400 US Treasury computers, including Janet Yellen's
We’ve been reporting on a Chinese hacking group infiltrating the US Treasury Department and now we have more information. It ...
Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent says US must keep oversight of Treasuries
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US Treasury reports record $711 billion budget deficit for first months of 2025
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US steps up Russia sanctions, placing threat of more sanctions on businesses partnering with Russia
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Treasury Department hack shows no signs of broader impact, says US cyber watchdog
The U.S. cyber watchdog agency CISA said on Monday there was "no indication" the recently reported breach at the U.S. Treasury Department had affected any other federal agency. Late last month ...