Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/588 of 16 March 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/588 16.3.2026 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2026/588 of 16 March 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 17 May 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/797(1). (2) As part of the sustained, tailored and coordinated Union action against persistent cyber threat actors, two natural persons and three entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2019/797. Those persons and entities are responsible for, or involved in, cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to the Union or its Member States. (3) Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 16 March 2026. For the Council The President K. KALLAS (1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 of 17 May 2019 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States (OJ L 129 I, 17.5.2019, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/797/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/588/oj 1/6ANNEX The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 is amended as follows: (1) the following entries are added under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘18. CHEN Cheng 陈诚 Chen Cheng is a Chinese businessman, co-founder and one of the general 16.3.2026 managers (Chief Operating Officer) of Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. He (Chinese spelling) is also a legal representative of the Sichuan branch of that company. Aliases: Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd., also known as i-Soon, is a company Jesse Chen based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that offers “hacking-for-hire” services. Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. has targeted critical lengmo infrastructure and critical State functions of Member States and accessed and sold classified information. Furthermore, Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. has l3n6m0 attacked governments of various third States, thereby posing a threat to the Date of birth: 20.10.1984 common foreign and security policy (CFSP) objectives of the Union, as set out in Article 21(2), points (a) to (c), of the Treaty on European Union. Place of birth: Yancheng, Jiangsu, China Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. gains an important economic benefit Nationality: Chinese from the services provided. Gender: male Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. is therefore responsible for cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to the Union and its Member States as well as attacks against third States. In this capacity, Chen Cheng is responsible for, and involved in, cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to Member States as well as cyber-attacks with a significant effect against third States. 2/6 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/588/oj EN OJ L, 16.3.2026Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 19. WU Haibo 吴海波 Wu Haibo is a Chinese businessman, co-founder and one of the general managers 16.3.2026’ (Chief Executive Officer) of Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. He is also the (Chinese spelling) legal representative, chairman and general manager of the Shanghai branch Aliases: (“mothership”) of Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. Furthermore, he is acting as the legal representative of the Sichuan branch of that company. shutdown Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd., also known as i-Soon, is a company shutd0wn based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that offers “hacking-for-hire” services. Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. has targeted critical POB: China infrastructure and critical State functions of Member States and accessed and sold Nationality: Chinese classified information. Furthermore, Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. has attacked governments of various third States, thereby posing a threat to the Gender: male common foreign and security policy (CFSP) objectives of the Union, as set out in Article 21(2), points (a) to (c), of the Treaty on European Union. Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. gains an important economic benefit from the services provided. Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. is therefore responsible for cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to Member States as well as attacks against third States. Wu Haibo was involved in directing and encouraging attempted cyber-attacks with a significant effect against Member States. In this capacity, he is responsible for, and involved in, cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to Member States as well as cyber-attacks with a significant effect against third States. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/588/oj 3/6 OJ L, 16.3.2026 EN(2) the following entries are added under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘5. Integrity Technology Group 永信至诚科技集团股份有限公司 Integrity Technology Group is a cybersecurity enterprise, based in the People’s 16.3.2026 Republic of China (PRC), that facilitated cyber-attacks linked to Advanced (Chinese spelling) Persistent Threat (APT) Flax Typhoon. That APT used Integrity Technology Alias: Group’s products and technology to deploy its computer network exploitation activities. Integrity Technology Group’s products have been used since then to Beijing Integrity Technology Company Limited, compromise and access Internet of Things devices in Member States, as well as in Yongxin Zhicheng Technology Group countries across Europe and globally. Between 2022 and 2023, Flax Typhoon Company Limited accessed at least 65 600 Internet of Things devices in six Member States by using Integrity Technology Group’s products. Address: Fenghao East Road, Room 103, Building6, No. 9, Beijing Haidian District, Therefore, Integrity Technology Group’s commercial products and infrastructure China were routinely used in cyber-attacks against Member States as well as third States. Consequently, by affecting information systems relating to digital infrastructure, Place of registration: Beijing, China Integrity Technology Group is providing technical and material support for Date of registration: 2.9.2010 cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to Member States and third States. Unified Social Credit Code: 91110108562135265P 4/6 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/588/oj EN OJ L, 16.3.2026Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 6. Emennet Pasargad Alias: Emennet Pasargad is an Iranian cyber actor (company) that has targeted numerous 16.3.2026 entities, in particular, in Member States as well as in the United States (US). Anzu Team, Holy Souls, Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan, Haywire Kitten Emennet Pasargad, operating under the alias “Anzu Team”, targeted digital infrastructure in Sweden and compromised a Swedish SMS service, affecting Place of registration: Tehran, Iran a large number of people. Furthermore, by acting under the alias “Holy Souls”, the Registration number: 554267 entity compromised the subscriber database of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, and advertised it for sale on the dark web. Emennet Pasargad Principal place of business: Tehran, Iran compromised advertising billboards during the Paris Olympic Games and displayed disinformation campaigns. Emennet Pasargad also attempted to interfere with the US presidential elections of 2020, threatening democracy and the rule of law, by obtaining confidential US voter information and gaining unauthorised access to a US media company’s computer network. Emennet Pasargad is therefore responsible for cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to Member States and for cyber-attacks with a significant effect against a third State. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/588/oj 5/6 OJ L, 16.3.2026 ENName Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 7. Anxun Information Technology 安洵信息技术有限公司 Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. is a company based in the People’s 16.3.2026’ Co. Ltd. Republic of China that offers “hacking-for-hire” services. It has targeted critical (Chinese spelling) infrastructure and critical State functions of Member States and accessed and sold Alias: i-Soon classified information. Furthermore, Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. has attacked governments of various third States, thereby posing a threat to the Address: Room 1002, Qiangqiang Building, common foreign and security policy (CFSP) objectives of the Union, as set out in No. 1318 Qixin Road, Minhang District, Article 21(2), points (a) to (c), of the Treaty on European Union. Anxun Shanghai Information Technology Co. Ltd. gains an important economic benefit from the services provided. Unified Social Credit Code: 91510105332025597A (Sichuan branch) Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. is therefore responsible for cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to Member States as Unified Social Credit Code: well as for cyber-attacks with a significant effect against third States. 91310116561906136G (Shanghai branch) Website: i-soon.net, isoon.net, i-soon.com.cn, isoonren.com, isoon.win Phone numbers: +862161119992, +8605645893417, +8613761671735, +864000665915 Email: shutdown@163.com, isoon2015@126. com, tao_tingting@i-soon.net, li_ping@i-soon. net 6/6 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/588/oj EN OJ L, 16.3.2026