China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, while the Chinese cyber security agency complained Monday of attacks on Chinese networks.

China slammed the U.S. Monday for sanctioning a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm allegedly behind a botnet targeting American infrastructure, accusing Washington of “using the issue of cybersecurity to vilify and smear China.

The U.S. on Friday sanctionedChina's Integrity Technology Group, accusing it of being behind a prolific hacking group known as "Flax Typhoon."