$10 million rewards offered for information regarding the accused, who are allegedly connected to a pair of IRGC front companies.

Officials in Washington and London say hackers backed by the Chinese state sought to silence dissidents and surveil politicians. 

The Biden administration sanctions individuals and entities behind the commercial surveillance tool implicated in human rights abuses.

The commercial spyware industry continues to supply highly advanced surveillance capabilities despite efforts to better regulate it.

Andrey Korinets and Ruslan Peretyatko are alleged to have played a key role in the FSB's efforts to meddle in U.S. and British politics.

The veteran hacking crew has been at the heart of Pyongyang's efforts to gather intelligence by breaching computer systems.

The virtual currency exchange based in Washington state failed to catch more than 100,000 transactions from sanctioned regions.

They pointed to the use of apps such as China-based Alipay and Russia-based Qiwi as a growing problem and a national security threat.

The action from multiple U.S. departments is against 10 Iranians and two Iranian companies related to a spree of breaches and cyberattacks.

Sanctions against the cryptocurrency mixer have ignited concern from industry stakeholders, privacy advocates and legal experts.