The United Kingdom has announced sanctions against two Chinese technology companies, accusing them of reckless and indiscriminate cyberattacks targeting the UK and its allies. The measures apply to Sichuan Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd—better known as i-Soon—and Integrity Technology Group Incorporated, referred to in Britain as Integrity Tech.
According to London, i-Soon targeted more than 80 IT systems belonging to government bodies and private organizations worldwide and allegedly supported other actors planning malicious cyber activities. Integrity Tech, in turn, is accused of controlling and operating a covert cyber network and of providing technical assistance to third-party groups conducting cyberattacks; among the alleged targets were IT systems within the UK public sector.
British authorities link these cases to a broader “cyber industry” in China, encompassing information security firms, data brokers that collect and sell personal information, and so-called hackers-for-hire. London maintains that some of these actors provide services to Chinese intelligence bodies, while the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) assesses it as “almost certain” that an ecosystem of private entities exists to support operations connected to the Chinese state.
The statement also recalled that in August 2025, the UK, together with international partners, exposed three Chinese companies tied to the Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage campaign. London emphasizes that, taken together, these episodes illustrate the scale of attacks by China-based companies against governments, telecommunications providers, military institutions, and public services worldwide. Britain argues that such actions run counter to agreed United Nations principles governing cyberspace, and that the current measures are intended to reduce risks to UK security and international stability.
The government further stressed that safeguarding security remains a “non-negotiable” responsibility of the state, while acknowledging China as a source of multiple national security threats. At the same time, the UK describes the PRC as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, the world’s second-largest economy, and a nuclear power with which it is prepared to cooperate where interests align, while responding firmly to threats. Against this backdrop, Britain noted that, together with France, it continues to advance the Pall Mall Process—an international initiative aimed at establishing frameworks for responsible behavior in the commercial cyber intrusion market—and reiterated its commitment to UN norms and to the principles guiding the country’s National Cyber Force.
