U.S. sanctions China's Integrity Technology over alleged hacking sweep

Company accused of backing Flax Typhoon group, collecting intel for Beijing

U.S., Canadian, British, Australian and New Zealand cyber officials have accused China's Integrity Technology Group of having compromised over 250,000 devices worldwide. © Reuters

January 4, 2025 02:15 JST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. on Friday sanctioned China's Integrity Technology Group, accusing it of being behind a prolific hacking group known as "Flax Typhoon."

In a statement, the State Department said that Integrity Tech was a large Chinese government contractor with ties to the Ministry of State Security and that its hackers were working at the direction of Beijing to target critical infrastructure in the U.S. and overseas.