Treasury Sanctions Technology Company for Support to Malicious …
5 days ago · WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated (Integrity Tech), a Beijing-based cybersecurity company, for its role in multiple computer intrusion incidents against U.S. victims. These incidents have been publicly attributed to Flax Typhoon, a Chinese malicious state-sponsored cyber group ...
US sanctions Chinese company linked to Flax Typhoon hackers
5 days ago · As the FBI revealed at the time, in coordination with the Cyber National Mission Force, NSA, and Five Eye partners, Flax Typhoon used this botnet for DDoS attacks and as a proxy to launch stealthy ...
U.S. Hits Chinese Cybersecurity Company With Sanctions After …
5 days ago · Like Salt Typhoon, Flax Typhoon is among a handful of groups that Microsoft has publicly identified as being linked to Chinese intelligence and responsible for a range of state-sponsored ...
US sanctions Chinese cyber firm linked to Flax Typhoon hacks
5 days ago · 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. The botnet ...
U.S. sanctions alleged Chinese malicious cyber group behind Flax Typhoon
6 days ago · Flax Typhoon, the Treasury Department said, has targeted organizations within U.S. critical infrastructure sectors and has also worked since 2021 to compromise computer networks in North America ...
Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber firm behind mass attack on U.S ...
5 days ago · Treasury imposes sanctions on Chinese firm over attack on U.S. routers. The cybersecurity company was linked to the Flax Typhoon attacks that infiltrated around 260,000 internet-connected devices ...
Flax Typhoon using legitimate software to quietly access …
Aug 24, 2023 · Microsoft has identified a nation-state activity group tracked as Flax Typhoon, based in China, that is targeting dozens of organizations in Taiwan with the likely intention of performing espionage.
Vast Chinese Hacking Operation of U.S. Consumer Tech Busted
Sep 19, 2024 · Director Chris Wray announced that the hacking campaign, known as Flax Typhoon, had been operating undetected for months, targeting universities, government agencies, and telecommunications...
Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP
Sep 18, 2024 · Speaking at the Aspen Cyber Summit earlier this month, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that Flax Typhoon worked at the direction of the Chinese government. To remove the threat, the FBI...
FBI director says Chinese spies 'burned down' their botnet
Sep 18, 2024 · A Beijing-run crew called Flax Typhoon had been building the Mirai-based botnet since 2021 and was accused of spying on Taiwanese networks by Microsoft in 2023, although that claim is disputed. Wray said Flax was lately taking aim at US critical infrastructure, government, and academics.