UK Hits Chinese Cyber Firms With Sanctions Over Cyberattacks

Two targeted companies have been accused by U.S. authorities of carrying out malicious cyber activity on behalf of the CCP.

A sign outside the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in London on Aug. 30, 2021. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

Britain has announced sanctions on two China-based cybersecurity firms, accusing them of engaging in malicious cyber activities that target the UK and its allies.

The Labour government blacklisted Sichuan Anxun Information Technology, or i-Soon, because of its role in targeting more than 80 government and private business networks worldwide and offering support to others planning to conduct cyberespionage, the British Foreign Office said in a statement on Dec. 9.