U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and actor over federal agency breach tied to Salt Typhoon

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned Chinese firm Sichuan Juxinhe and Shanghai-based actor Yin Kecheng for involvement with the Salt Typhoon APT and a breach of the U.S. Treasury’s network tied to a compromise of BeyondTrust Remote Support SaaS; the report highlights persistent PRC-linked targeting of U.S. government systems and critical infrastructure and notes related intrusions impacting U.S. telecommunications providers.