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FBI seizes Chinese state-linked hackers' tools, targets critical infrastructure

The FBI has seized scanning and phishing tools, Microscan and FishHub, used by the Chinese government-linked hacking group Flax Typhoon. These tools were employed in indiscriminate cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure, academia, and international entities, including a U.S. power company and Taiwanese universities. The operation, which also previously disrupted a Flax Typhoon botnet, aims to dismantle the group's capabilities and hinder their operations. AI

RANK_REASON Law enforcement action against a state-sponsored hacking group targeting critical infrastructure. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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FBI seizes Chinese state-linked hackers' tools, targets critical infrastructure

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Safiyah Riddle, Eric Tucker ·

    FBI says it seized phishing tools used by Chinese hackers in ‘indiscriminate and reckless’ cyber operation

    The latest operation has rendered the tools inoperable in what FBI and Justice Department officials said was a blow to the hacking operation.