US sanctions Chinese cyber firm linked to Flax Typhoon hacks | TechCrunch

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  • The U
  • S
  • government has sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity company over its alleged links to a China government-backed hacking group
  • The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the sanctions against the Integrity Technology Group on Friday
  • The sanctions land months after the government accused Integrity Technology of running a botnet associated with Flax Typhoon
  • The botnet was dismantled by the FBI in a court-authorized operation in September
The U.S. government has sanctioned a Beijingbased cybersecurity company over its alleged links to a China governmentbacked hacking group, tracked as Flax Typhoon.The Treasury Departments Office o [+2532 chars]

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