<ul><li>The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned a China-based cybersecurity company and one of its employees for their involvement in the compromise of 81,000 firewalls.</li><li>Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company and its employee Guan Tianfeng were found to have used a zero-day exploit in a firewall product to deploy malware, aiming to steal data and infect victims' systems.</li><li>Over 23,000 of the compromised firewalls were in the United States, including those protecting critical infrastructure companies.</li><li>The Department of Justice has charged Guan Tianfeng with conspiracy to develop and deploy the malware, and the Department of State has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information about Guan Tianfeng or Sichuan Silence.</li></ul>

OFAC Sanctions Parties Involved in Compromise of 81,000 Firewalls

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