US Sanctions Chinese Cyber Firm for Global Espionage

In October 2023, the U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned Beijing’s Integrity Technology Group for aiding the Flax Typhoon botnet—a 260K+ IoT device army. Since 2021, Flax Typhoon hacked systems across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, especially Taiwan, using crafty VPN and RDP tactics. A September 2023 botnet shutdown saw U.S. heroes from FBI, NSA, and allies fending off hackers' failed DDoS revenge. Clear message: cyber mischief won’t fly!