EU sanctions Chinese and Iranian actors over cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

The EU has sanctioned three firms (Integrity Technology Group, Anxun Information Technology, Emennet Pasargad) and two individuals for involvement in cyberattacks against EU member states and partners, citing a China-linked APT that compromised over 65,000 devices, hacker-for-hire services exposed in a 2024 data leak, and Iranian operations that breached subscriber data and disrupted services during the Paris 2024 Olympics; sanctions include asset freezes, funding bans and travel restrictions.