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US sanctions North Korean bankers linked to cybercrime, IT worker fraud
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on two North Korean financial institutions and eight individuals involved in laundering cryptocurrency stolen in cybercrime and fraudulent IT worker schemes.
- November 05, 2025
- 05:34 AM
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US sanctions Grinex crypto-exchange, successor to Garantex
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Grinex, the successor to Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which was previously sanctioned for helping ransomware gangs launder their money.
- August 15, 2025
- 04:46 AM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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Alleged Chinese hacker tied to Silk Typhoon arrested for cyberespionage
A Chinese national was arrested in Milan, Italy, last week for allegedly being linked to the state-sponsored Silk Typhoon hacking group, which responsible for cyberattacks against American organizations and government agencies.
- July 07, 2025
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US sanctions firm linked to cyber scams behind $200 million in losses
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Funnull Technology, a Philippines-based company that supports hundreds of thousands of malicious websites behind cyber scams linked to over $200 million in losses for Americans.
- May 29, 2025
- 11:42 AM
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Hackers lurked in Treasury OCC’s systems since June 2023 breach
Unknown attackers who breached the Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in June 2023 gained access to over 150,000 emails.
- April 08, 2025
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US removes sanctions against Tornado Cash crypto mixer
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced today that it has removed sanctions against the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer, which North Korean Lazarus hackers used to launder hundreds of millions stolen in multiple crypto heists.
- March 21, 2025
- 11:34 AM
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US charges Chinese hackers linked to critical infrastructure breaches
The US Justice Department has charged Chinese state security officers along with APT27 and i-Soon hackers for network breaches and cyberattacks that have targeted victims globally since 2011.
- March 05, 2025
- 12:23 PM
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US cracks down on North Korean IT worker army with more sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of individuals and front companies linked to North Korea's Ministry of National Defense that have generated revenue via illegal remote IT work schemes.
- January 16, 2025
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CISA orders agencies to patch BeyondTrust bug exploited in attacks
CISA tagged a vulnerability in BeyondTrust's Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) as actively exploited in attacks, ordering agencies to secure their systems within three weeks.
- January 13, 2025
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Treasury hackers also breached US foreign investments review office
Chinese hackers, part of the state-backed Silk Typhoon threat group, have reportedly breached the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews foreign investments to determine national security risks.
- January 10, 2025
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US Treasury hack linked to Silk Typhoon Chinese state hackers
Chinese state-backed hackers, tracked as Silk Typhoon, have been linked to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) hack in early December.
- January 09, 2025
- 11:49 AM
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CISA says recent government hack limited to US Treasury
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that the Treasury Department breach disclosed last week did not impact other federal agencies.
- January 06, 2025
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US sanctions Chinese company linked to Flax Typhoon hackers
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Tech (also known as Yongxin Zhicheng) for its involvement in cyberattacks attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored Flax Typhoon hacking group.
- January 03, 2025
- 11:19 AM
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Chinese hackers targeted sanctions office in Treasury attack
Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a Treasury Department office that administers and enforces trade and economic sanctions programs.
- January 02, 2025
- 01:09 PM
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US Treasury Department breached through remote support platform
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors hacked the U.S. Treasury Department after breaching a remote support platform used by the federal agency.
- December 30, 2024
- 05:19 PM
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US sanctions crypto exchanges used by Russian ransomware gangs
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned PM2BTC and Cryptex, two cryptocurrency exchanges that laundered funds from Russian ransomware gangs and other cybercrime groups.
- September 26, 2024
- 11:51 AM
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US sanctions orgs behind North Korea’s ‘illicit’ IT worker army
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against four entities and one individual for their involvement in illicit IT worker schemes and cyberattacks generating revenue to finance North Korea's weapons development programs.
- May 23, 2023
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U.S. and U.K. sanction TrickBot and Conti ransomware operation members
The United States and the United Kingdom have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot cybercrime group, whose malware was used to support attacks by the Conti and Ryuk ransomware operation.
- February 09, 2023
- 10:21 AM
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US sanctions Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence over Albania cyberattack
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions today against Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its Minister of Intelligence for their role in the July cyberattack against the government of Albania, a U.S. ally and a NATO member state.
- September 09, 2022
- 12:35 PM
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US sanctions crypto mixer Tornado Cash used by North Korean hackers
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Tornado Cash today, a decentralized cryptocurrency mixer service used to launder more than $7 billion since its creation in 2019.
- August 08, 2022
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