The United States has imposed sanctions on a man named Yin Kecheng, accusing him of being involved in a major cyberattack on the US Department of Treasury. Yin is reportedly linked to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS),

The US sanctioned Yin Kecheng, linked to China's MSS, for hacking the Treasury Department, and Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., tied to Salt Typhoon, for targeting US telecoms and politicians like Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network. The sanctions target a Chinese hacker who officials say is affiliated with Beijing's Ministry of State Security and was involved in a cyberintrusion