US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Chinese company over Salt Typhoon hack

WASHINGTON — 

The U.S. Treasury Department connected Friday imposed sanctions connected alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity institution Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., accusing some of being progressive successful a bid of hacks against American telecom companies.

The intrusions, known nether the sanction Salt Typhoon, person allegedly exposed a immense swath of Americans' telephone logs to Chinese spies and rattled the U.S. quality community. In immoderate cases, hackers are alleged to person intercepted conversations, including betwixt salient U.S. politicians and authorities officials. Some lawmakers person described them arsenic the worst telecom hacks successful U.S. history.

In a statement, the Treasury described Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. arsenic a hacking institution with beardown ties to China's Ministry of State Security, an quality agency. It said that Yin Kecheng was based successful Shanghai, had worked arsenic a hacker for much than a decade, and besides had ties to the MSS. It further alleged helium was tied to the caller breach astatine the U.S. Treasury.

Reuters was not instantly capable to scope Yin Kecheng oregon Sichuan Juxinhe. China's embassy successful Washington did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Beijing routinely denies work for cyberespionage campaigns.