Beijing-based cyber group protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking incidents [Video]

BANGKOK (AP) — China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure. In a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Integrity Technology Group also blasted the move by Washington as unwarranted and illegal, saying it had “no factual basis.” On Friday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control hit Integrity Technology with sanctions that block access to U.S. property and bank accounts and prevent the targeted people and companies from doing business with Americans. It cited alleged multiple hacks against U.S. victims. They included incidents attributed to Flax Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored campaign that targets U.S. critical infrastructure.

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