China has condemned the U.S. Treasury over the decision to sanction a Chinese cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure.
Why It Matters
U.S. officials continue to address the fallout from a large-scale Chinese cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon, which they claim allowed Beijing officials to access private messages and phone conversations of an unspecified number of Americans.
The sanctions were linked to multiple alleged cyberattacks on U.S. entities, including incidents tied to Flax Typhoon, a Chinese state-backed campaign targeting critical U.S. infrastructure. Late last month, officials reported that Salt Typhoon had impacted at least eight telecommunications companies and several dozen countries.
What to Know
On Friday, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Integrity Technology, restricting its access to U.S. property and bank accounts while barring the company and associated individuals from conducting business with Americans.
Integrity Technology says that it abides by all …