Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Guangzong ZHAO

Nationality

China

DoB

1985-11-12

Address

Hubei Province, China

Reg. ID

421003198511121539

Official reason

ZHAO Guangzong, a member of Advanced Persistent Threat Group 31 (APT31), is, or has been, involved in relevant cyber activity, including being responsible for, engaging in, or providing support for the commission, planning, or preparation of relevant cyber activity. This included the preparation for, and/or the provision of support to, sophistic...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2024-03-25

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Regime

UK horizontal

Target State

Cyber

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They put in place sanctions measures aimed at furthering the prevention of cyber activity which: • undermines, or is intended to undermine, the integrity, prosperity or security of the United Kingdom or a country other than the United Kingdom • directly or ...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/597