The Treasury said APT31 has targeted high-ranking US officials and their advisors, including at the White House, departments of Justice, Commerce, Treasury and State, members of Congress and others.
Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology’s activity resulted in the surveillance of US and foreign politicians, foreign policy experts, academics, journalists, pro-democracy activists and others, the Treasury said, adding that in 2018 employees of the company carried out an APT31 malicious cyber operation on a Texas-based energy company.
“The United States is focused on both disrupting the dangerous and irresponsible actions of malicious cyber actors, as well as protecting our citizens and our critical infrastructure,” Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson, said in the statement.
“Through our whole-of-government approach and in close coordination with our British partners, Treasury will continue to leverage our tools to expose these networks and protect against these threats.”
Source: CNA
