The United States government on January 3 banned China’s Integrity Technology Group for allegedly being linked to a “prolific hacking group”. Flex TyphoonReuters reported.

In a statement, the US State Department said that Integrity Tech was a Chinese government contractor with ties to the State Department’s security in Eastern countries. In addition, he alleged that the company was being directed by hackers Chinese The report added that the government would target critical infrastructure in the US and elsewhere.

Charges: Intelligence gathering, espionage

Previously, FBI Director in September Christopher Ray Integrity Tech accused Flex of being “behind” Typhoon and accused the Beijing-based company of “gathering intelligence and spying for Chinese government security agencies.”

In an advisory issued by the United States and its allies Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada And New Zealand, cyber authorities allege that Integrity Tech “compromised more than 250,000 devices worldwide”.

China says ‘unnecessary conclusion reached’

The report added that in previous statements, for its part, China has said that the findings regarding the integrity and flexibility of the typhoon are “groundless”. Chinese officials have in turn accused the US and allies of “jumping to unnecessary conclusions” and making “baseless”. Allegations Against China”, he said.

The FlexTyphoon hacking group is one of a series of Chinese cyber espionage groups that have gained attention recently for targeting sensitive data. Critical infrastructure. Other groups identified as being involved include Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon. US officials fear that Typhoon Volt is preparing for a collision with the US, as the latter is “suppressed” by US telecom companies.

Last week, US Treasury officials claimed in a statement that an unidentified Chinese… Hacking The group broke into the department’s computers and compromised an undisclosed amount of data. The Washington Post later reported that the target was the Treasury’s sanctions office.

(with input from Reuters)