The United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned individuals connected to the Salt Typhoon hacking group. One of the individuals in question, Yin Kecheng, is reported to be a notable cyber actor who is connected to the perpetrators of the compromise of Treasury systems and infrastructure last year.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., accusing both of being involved in a series of hacks against American telecom companies.

The Treasury Department has announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network.

A recent cyberattack on the United States Department of Treasury has raised serious concerns about the security of sensitive government data. Chinese hackers infiltrated the Treasury’s computer systems,

The U.S. Treasury department on Friday issued cyber-related sanctions related to the Salt Typhoon hack on Singaporean Yin Kechen and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., according to a statement.

The Biden administration on Friday announced sanctions on two Chinese entities accused of cyberattacks, including a firm it said is directly involved in the recent espionage campaign against US telecommunications firms and a hacker behind the recent breach of Treasury Department computers.

In its final days, Biden administration to sanction firm allegedly behind massive spy breach