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
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