A Treasury statement named the three as retired Israeli military official Israel Ziv and South Sudanese businessman Obac William Olawo, for leading entities whose actions have extended the conflict, and South Sudanese official Gregory Vasili, “for actions that have undermined peace, stability, and security.”
The Associated Press drew on data gathered by the London-based cybersecurity group Certfa to track how in the wake of sanctions on Iran a hacking group often nicknamed Charming Kitten tried to break into the emails of U.S. Treasury officials, as well as atomic scientists, civil society figures and think tank employees.
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