US and UK Sanction China-Linked Hackers for Decade-Long Espionage Campaign

The sanctions and charges target individuals and a front company linked to China's Ministry of State Security, following a global hacking operation.

The US and UK have sanctioned and charged individuals and entities linked to China's APT31 hacking group, responsible for a decade-long global espionage campaign.
APT31, affiliated with China's Ministry of State Security, targeted sensitive data from US and UK officials, journalists, academics, and political dissidents.
The hacking operation involved over 10,000 malicious emails, targeting high-ranking US government officials, political campaigns, and critical infrastructure sectors.
Sanctions hit Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company Ltd. (Wuhan XRZ), a front company for China's MSS, and seven Chinese nationals were indicted.
China denies the allegations, calling them 'completely fabricated and malicious slanders', and opposes the politicization of cybersecurity issues.