MizarVision wears US sanctions as badge of honor in hiring campaign
Chinese OSINT firm sanctioned for tracking US bombers over Iran posts defiant job ad.
Chinese satellite imagery firm MizarVision (formally Meentropy Technology Hangzhou Co Ltd) has turned its addition to the US Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list into a recruitment tool. The open-source intelligence (OSINT) startup was sanctioned Friday for releasing images detailing US military movements during Operation Epic Fury, the US-Israel military campaign against Iran. MizarVision had previously gained attention for tracking US bomber deployments over Iran using commercial satellite data.
On Sunday, the company posted a recruitment advertisement on social media that prominently featured a screenshot of the US Treasury's official sanctions notice alongside job openings. The ad's text read: 'The outside world occasionally sends us a surprise, but we have always been the type to accept with a grin and keep charging forward.' It called for applicants who 'believe in superiority through strength, love combat-grade engineering, and know how to turn pressure into productivity.' The company has not commented further to inquiries from the South China Morning Post.
- MizarVision was sanctioned by the US Treasury for publishing open-source satellite images of US military activity during Operation Epic Fury in Iran.
- The company responded with a recruitment ad that features the sanctions notice as a badge of honor, encouraging applicants to 'turn pressure into productivity.'
- MizarVision specializes in commercial satellite data analysis and has previously tracked US bomber deployments, drawing attention in the US-China technology rivalry.
Why It Matters
Shows how sanctioned Chinese tech firms weaponize restrictions for propaganda and hiring, escalating US-China tech tensions.