The United States sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity company on Friday over its role in the hacking of U.S. computer systems by state-backed cyber espionage group Flax Typhoon.
The company, Beijing-based Integrity Technology Group Inc., is a state contractor linked to the Chinese regime’s Ministry of State Security, according to a statement by U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
The Treasury said that Flax Typhoon actors used infrastructure tied to Integrity Tech during the group’s hacking campaign between the summer of 2000 and the fall of 2023, routinely sending and receiving information from the infrastructure.
It also said Flax Typhoon “has been active since at least 2021, often targeting organizations within U.S. critical infrastructure sectors,” and that Chinese cyber actors continue to target U.S. government systems, including the Treasury’s infrastructure….