On Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department said Guan Tianfeng, an employee of Sichuan Silence, used the vulnerability to compromise approximately 81,000 firewalls in April 2020.
The Treasury noted that the incident could have caused "significant loss in human life" if the attack had been successful, highlighting the severity of the hacking campaign.
"The purpose of the exploit was to use the compromised firewalls to steal data," the Treasury said, emphasizing the dual intent behind the attack.
One of these was an energy company involved in drilling operations, indicating that critical infrastructure was specifically targeted during the hacking campaign.
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