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.
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 roles in a 2020 global firewall breach that targeted critical U.S. infrastructure,
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
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,
US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls
The attack was made possible by a critical-rated SQL injection flaw known as CVE-2020-12271 that was exploited in the wild in ...
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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.
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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 ...
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Chinese Hacker Sanctioned by US Government for Severe Critical Infrastructure Breach
The US government has indicted a Chinese hacker and sanctioned the cybersecurity firm he worked for, following a cyber ...
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$10 Million Reward Announced for Chinese Hacker Behind Global Firewall Attacks
The US offers a $10M reward for Chinese hacker Guan Tianfeng, accused of global firewall attacks and targeting critical ...
U.S. targets Chinese cybersecurity company, employee for 2020 firewall breach
The United States on Tuesday took action against cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co. and ...
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 ...