(Finance) – Il US Department of the Treasury ha sanctioned Yin Kechenga Shanghai-based cyber actor that was involved in the recent compromise of the Treasury Department’s network. Furthermore, it has sanctioned Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technologya Sichuan-based cybersecurity firm with direct involvement in the Salt Typhoon cyber group, which recently compromised the network infrastructure of several major U.S. telecommunications and Internet services companies.
Malicious cyber actors linked to the People’s Republic of China continue to target US government systems, it said in a statement.
“The Treasury Department will continue to use its authorities to hold accountable perpetrators of malicious cyberattacks that target the American people, our businesses, and the U.S. government, including those that specifically targeted the Treasury Department “said the deputy secretary of the Treasury Adewale Adeyemo.
Salt Typhoon is active since at least 2019 and was responsible for numerous compromises of US communications companies. Recently, Salt Typhoon compromised the network infrastructure of several major U.S. telecommunications and internet services companies, marking a dramatic escalation in Chinese cyber operations against critical U.S. infrastructure targets.