US Sanctions Chinese Company, Indicts Hacker Over Cyberattacks

The State Department announced a $10 million bounty on the Chinese hacker and others who have compromised US critical infrastructure.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington on Oct. 3, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Treasury Department on Dec. 10 sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its employees for compromising tens of thousands of firewalls worldwide, including those of U.S. critical infrastructure companies.

The cyberattack involving Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company occurred in April 2020, according to a department statement.