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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2024
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Checked
Guan Tianfeng
Guan Tianfeng, a Chinese national, is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2024. He is wanted for: Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on Guan Tianfeng, Sichuan Silence Technology Company Ltd., associated individuals or entities, or their malicious cyber activity.
He is described as having brown eyes and black hair. Born on 7 January 1994 in China, he would now be 32.
Charges, as published
- Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud
- Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Reward
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on Guan Tianfeng, Sichuan Silence Technology Company Ltd., associated individuals or entities, or their malicious cyber activity.
Case details, as published by FBI
Guan Tianfeng is wanted for his alleged role in conspiring to access Sophos firewalls without authorization, cause damage to them, and retrieve and exfiltrate data from both the firewalls themselves and the computers behind these firewalls. The exploit was used to infiltrate approximately 81,000 firewalls. It is alleged that Guan Tianfeng's role in the conspiracy was to develop and test the zero-day vulnerability used to conduct the attack. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Guan Tianfeng in the United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division, after he was charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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