OFAC Sanctions Chinese Contractor, Employee for Cyber Attack
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned China-based Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company and an employee, Guan Tianfeng, for their roles in a 2020 cyber attack against U.S. critical infrastructure companies and firewalls of thousands of businesses worldwide.…
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OFAC said the company tried to steal sensitive data, including usernames and passwords, and infect victims’ systems with ransomware. The agency added that Sichuan Silence is a cybersecurity government contractor whose “core clients” are Chinese intelligence services.