Crypto mixer Tornado Cash cleared of OFAC sanctions by US Court
A Texas court has overturned the sanctions imposed on cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash over its role in facilitating money ...
Is Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve A Threat To Freedom?
Donald Trump assumes office with plans to make the U.S. the bitcoin mining capital, causing concerns over centralization, ...
Treasury sanctions Salt Typhoon hacking group behind breaches of major US telecom firms
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Friday that it had sanctioned a China-based ...
Treasury’s sanctions office hacked by Chinese government, officials say
A troubling series of breaches of U.S. firms and agencies could intensify friction between Washington and Beijing as Donald Trump takes office.
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Treasury Sanctions Leader of Sudanese Armed Forces and Weapons Supplier [press release]
Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan (Burhan), the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), under Executive Order (E.
China hacked US Treasury’s CFIUS, which reviews foreign investments for national security risks
The hackers targeting the Treasury are dubbed Silk Typhoon, and previously mass-hacked thousands of corporate email servers.
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US Treasury sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and hacker behind US network breaches
OFAC sanctioned Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., a Chinese cybersecurity company, and Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based ...
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Outgoing Administration Issues Sweeping Russia Energy Sector Sanctions
On January 10, 2025, the US government issued the latest round of sanctions targeting Russia’s revenue sources used to fund its war in Ukraine.
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China Targeted Foreign Investment, Sanctions Offices in Treasury Hack: Reports
Chinese cyberspies targeted offices dealing with foreign investments and sanctions in the recent US Treasury hack.
US sanctions top Hungarian official for alleged corruption while in office
A senior Hungarian government official close to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was on Tuesday hit with U.S. sanctions for his alleged involvement in corruption in Hungary.
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Chinese hack of US Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says
Citing unnamed U.S. officials, the Washington Post said hackers compromised the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Office of Financial Research and also targeted the office of U.S. Treasury ...