Security News > 2025 > January > US sanctions Chinese firm, hacker behind telecom and Treasury hacks

2025-01-17 16:57
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. [...]
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