Emerging Allegations of Chinese Espionage Targeting US Treasury

An alleged hacker named Yin Kecheng and a cybersecurity company called Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co were sanctioned on Friday by the US Treasury Department for involvement in a string of hacks against American telecom companies.

Kecheng is a Shanghai-based cybercriminal with an affiliation with the PRC Ministry of State Security who has been associated with the recent breach of the Department of Treasury’s network.

An organization called Sichuan Juxinhe, a cybersecurity company based in Sichuan, was directly involved with Salt Typhoon’s cyber-attacks. 

PRC-linked Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage activities have resulted in numerous compromises of US telecommunications and internet service provider companies as part of a broad cyber espionage campaign, that has been carried out for several years.

As a result of these intrusions, which are known as the Salt Typhoon, a massive number of American call logs have been exposed to Chinese spies, raising alarms in the US intelligence community. 

As far as some lawmakers are concerned, there have been instances where hackers have intercepted conversations with prominent politicians and government officials in the United States. Some lawmakers have described them as the worst hack on a telecom company in American history.

An agency within the U.S. Treasury Department (OF

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