The EU Council has imposed new sanctions on three entities and two individuals from China and Iran for cyber espionage, attacks on critical infrastructure, and a high-profile digital hijacking during the 2024 Paris Olympics. The measures freeze EU assets, bar European citizens and businesses from providing economic resources, and include travel bans for targeted executives, signaling Brussels’ readiness to target hack-for-hire firms and their leadership. #IntegrityTechnologyGroup #EmennetPasargad
Keypoints
- The EU sanctioned three entities and two individuals under its horizontal cyber sanctions regime.
- Integrity Technology Group allegedly supplied tooling used to compromise over 65,000 devices across six EU member states.
- Anxun Information Technology and two co-founders were targeted for providing hacking services against critical infrastructure and government functions.
- Iran-based Emennet Pasargad is accused of stealing subscriber data, selling it on the dark web, and hacking digital billboards during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- Sanctions include asset freezes within the EU, bans on providing economic resources, and travel restrictions for specified individuals.
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