U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for State-Backed Hacking Campaigns
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated, a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm, for orchestrating several cyber attacks against victims in the U.S. These attacks have been publicly linked to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon (also known as Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett), […]
The US has imposed sanctions on an Australian man for his alleged role in global narcotics trafficking
David Jonathan Thackray and a New Zealand national, Ho Kai Leung, were among 12 individuals and eight entities sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in an action taken against “global narcotics traffickers”. Thackray was charged with importing nearly one kilogram of cocaine into New Zealand in 2014 and was subsequently […]
The US Will Impose Sanctions on the Serbian Oil Industry
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the United States will impose sanctions on Naftna Industrija Srbije, the Serbian Oil Industry, which is largely owned by the Russian energy company Gazprom Neft. Speaking to Serbian Radio and Television, Vucic made statements regarding the long-discussed potential US sanctions. Vucic stated that the US would impose comprehensive sanctions […]
US Treasury Department’s sanctions office hacked by Chinese government
The US Treasury Department’s sanctions office was breached by Chinese government hackers, according to a report published on last wednesday. Citing US officials, The Washington Post reported that the hackers targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which implements sanctions on countries and individuals, as well as the Office of the Treasury Secretary. The anonymous […]
Sanctioned shadow fleet gas carrier zigzags between Norwegian oil platforms
Following the transshipment of natural gas from Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, the Mulan has been sailing in circles in the North Sea. The 236-meter-long LNG carrier named Mulan has been sailing back and forth in the North Sea for more than a week. According to The Barents Observer, on December 20, the Mulan […]