US Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for 2020 Ransomware Attack
The U.S. has sanctioned Sichuan Silence, a Chinese cybersecurity firm involved in ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure in 2020. One of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, has also been charged individually.
US Sanctions Member of China's Cyber Hacker Army
Guan Tianfeng represented his employer, a state contractor, in hacking competitions, which analysts fear strengthen China's cyberattack capabilities.
US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm over global malware campaign
The US government has imposed sanctions on Chinese cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence Information Technology and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their alleged involvement in a 2020 global cyberattack that exploited zero day vulnerabilities in firewalls.
US Sanctions Chinese Firm at Center of Global Firewall Hack
The US government has sanctioned Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for the mass compromise of firewalls which led to the deployment of malware and ransomware
Feds indict Chinese hacker for trying to compromise firewalls used by ‘U.S. critical infrastructure companies’
The federal government has accused a Chinese hacker — whose company is a Chinese intelligence-linked contractor — as part of an effort in April 2020 to exploit weaknesses in computer firewalls
Man from China indicted in Indiana for hacking into firewall to steal data
Man from China indicted in Indiana for breaking firewalls to steal information from malware-infected computers. The attack targeted 81,000 firewall devices worldwide.
US Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for Hacking 81K Firewall Devices
Sichuan Silence and one of its employees allegedly exploited a zero-day attack to spread malware to firewall devices, including 23,000 based in the US.
U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day in 81,000 Sophos Firewalls
Chinese hacker charged for exploiting Sophos firewalls via CVE-2020-12271; U.S. sanctions cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence.
China Cybersecurity Firm Sanctioned, Employee Charged by US
The US sanctioned a Chinese company it accused of working for intelligence agencies and charged one of its employees with hacking into the computer systems of thousands of businesses across the globe,
Guan Tianfeng Indicted for Developing Malware that Compromised 81,000 Firewalls
Guan Tianfeng, a hacker from China, has been charged for working with a group to create and spread harmful software that attacked tens of thousands of firewalls around the world. He worked with a company in China called Sichuan Silence Information Technology.
Chinese Hacker Guan Tianfeng indicted for exploiting firewall vulnerabilities
The U.S. offers a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Chinese hacker, charged with exploiting firewall vulnerabilities to steal data.
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U.S. Hits Chinese Cyber Firm for Critical Infrastructure Attack
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm, Sichuan Silence, and its employee, Guan Tianfeng, for their ...
US offers $10 mn reward for wanted Chinese hacker
The United States offered a $10 million reward on Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and ...
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Chinese man indicted in Indiana for hacking into firewall to steal data
A man from China, Guan Tianfeng, has been indicted for breaking through firewalls in 2020 to steal information from ...
US sanctions Chinese firm over potentially deadly ransomware attack
The United States sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity company over an ambitious cyberattack that U.S. Treasury officials say ...