US Treasury sanctions Chinese company and one employee
Event Details
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for their involvement in a series of Ragnarok ransomware attacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure companies and many other victims worldwide in April 2020.
Between April 22 and 25, 2020, Guan Tianfeng (employee) used a recently discovered zero-day exploit to deploy malware to approximately 81,000 firewalls owned by thousands of businesses worldwide.
Date
10/12/2024
Ransomware Group
- Ragnarok
Countermeasure Type
Event Category
- Sanction
Level of Cooperation
- National
Country
🇺🇸 United States
