The Chinese government has slammed the decision, calling it a smear campaign. Commenting on the news, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the country has cracked down on cyber attacks and that Washington was using the issue to “defame and smear China,” AP reports.

US Treasury sanctioned Chinese company Integrity Tech for supporting state-sponsored group Flax Typhoon in hacking US critical infrastructure.

Dubbed Volt, Flax and Salt Typhoon, U.S. intelligence says these China-backed hackers are laying the groundwork for future conflict.

Integrity Technology Group sanctioned by the US for links to Flax Typhoon. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that the Beijing-based

The US has sanctioned Beijing-based Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure sectors.

U.S. officials say the sanctioned Chinese firm provided botnet infrastructure for the China-backed hacking group Flax Typhoon

The Treasury Department says Integrity Tech operated Flax Typhoon's botnet—a network of at least 260,000 compromised devices that helped the attackers hide their identities.

The Department of Treasury blacklisted Integrity Technology Group, declaring transactions with the company to be off-limits for U.S. financial institutions and

The US Department of Treasury announced the sanctions, claiming the Beijing-based Integrity Technology Group provided infrastructure that facilitated cyber exploitation activities. The firm specialises in cybersecurity products like network simulation platforms,

The U.S. Treasury Department today issued sanctions against Integrity Technology Group, a Beijing-based cybersecurity company, over its ties to a Chinese state-backed hacking group tracked as Flax Typhoon.

On Friday, the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Chinese company Integrity Technology by restricting its access to U.S. property and bank accounts.