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US sanctions China-linked hacker Yin Kecheng over Treasury breach
The United States on Friday sanctioned a man affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security whom it accused of involvement in a recent hack of the Treasury Department. In a statement, the US Treasury said Yin Kecheng “was associated with the recent compromise of the Department of the Treasury’s Departmental Offices network.” Yin Kecheng, it…