FBI sanctions listing
APT 41 GROUP
APT 41 GROUP is an individual designated on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation — Wanted (FBI) sanctions list under the Cyber's Most Wanted, China Threat programmes, listed on 2020-09-03. Cyber's Most Wanted, China Threat. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
ZHANG Haoran , TAN Dailin , QIAN Chuan , FU Qiang , and JIANG Lizhi are all part of a Chinese hacking group known as APT 41 and BARIUM. On August 15, 2019, a Grand Jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment against Chinese nationals ZHANG Haoran and TAN Dailin on charges including Unauthorized Access to Protected Computers, Aggravated Identity Theft, Money Laundering, and Wire Fraud. These charges primarily stemmed from alleged activity targeting high technology and video gaming companies, and a United Kingdom citizen. On August 11, 2020, a Grand Jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment against Chinese nationals QIAN Chuan , FU Qiang , and JIANG Lizhi on charges including Racketeering, Money Laundering, Fraud, Identity Theft, and Access Device Fraud. These charges stem from their alleged unauthorized computer intrusions while employed by Chengdu 404 Network Technology Company. The defendants allegedly conducted supply chain attacks to gain unauthorized access to networks throughout the world, targeting hundreds of companies representing a broad array of industries to include: social media, telecommunications, government, defense, education, and manufacturing. These victims included companies in Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Japan and Sweden. The defendants allegedly targeted telecommunications providers in the United States, Australia, China (Tibet), Chile, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. The defendants allegedly deployed ransomware attacks and demanded payments from victims.
Statement of reasons as published by US FBI. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.
Designation record
| List / authority | US FBI (FBI) — FBI — Cyber's Most Wanted |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | Cyber's Most WantedChina Threat |
| Date listed | 2020-09-03 |
| Source record ID | fbi:32eeba50d906400786c23ed38133fd04 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | Cyber's Most Wanted, China Threat |
|---|
Deep-research dossier
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation — Wanted |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fbi:32eeba50d906400786c23ed38133fd04 |
| Aggregated by | Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting. |