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US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Chinese company over Salt Typhoon hack

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The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. The intrusions have allegedly exposed a huge swath of Americans ' call logs to Chinese spies.

Some lawmakers have described them as the worst telecom hacks in history.

Beijing routinely denies responsibility for cyberespionage campaigns.

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