US disrupts global botnet used by Chinese hackers Flax Typhoon
The US has disrupted a botnet that had over 200,000 consumer devices under control. The Chinese company Integrity Technology Group (ITG) owned and
US dismantles chinese-linked Botnet Flax Typhoon targeting critical infrastructure
Flax Typhoon's activities were disrupted last week when the FBI, in collaboration with allies and operating under court orders, seized control of the botnet and targeted the hackers as they attempted to switch to a backup system.
US FBI Disrupts Second Chinese Cyber Gang
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Wednesday that American law enforcement has taken down a second significant Chinese hacking gang known as "Flax Typhoon" and taken thousands of hacked devices out of their hands.
U.S. authorities thwart another China-backed botnet
U.S. authorities have thwarted another China-backed botnet, freeing hundreds of thousands of infected devices in the process, FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
FBI and partners disrupt 200,000-device botnet linked to Chinese hackers
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with other agencies, has disrupted a botnet that consisted of more than 200,000 consumer devices worldwide.
US FBI disrupts second Chinese hacking group, director says
U.S. law enforcement has disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group nicknamed "Flax Typhoon" and wrested thousands of compromised devices from its grasp, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday.
U.S. and allies seize control of massive Chinese tech spying network
The United States and allied countries said Wednesday they had taken control of a network of 260,000 internet-connected cameras, routers and other devices that the Chinese government had been using to spy on sensitive organizations.
FBI disrupts Chinese cyber operation targeting critical infrastructure in the US
The FBI said the targets included universities, government agencies, telecommunications providers, media organizations and nongovernmental organizations.
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Significant Flax Typhoon botnet dismantled
More than 260,000 devices have been part of the Mirai-based botnet, which has been controlled by the Integrity Technology ...
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US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon
The US government has announced the disruption of Raptor Train, a Flax Typhoon botnet powered by hacked consumer devices.
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US says thwarted ‘Flax Typhoon’ cyber attack ‘sponsored’ by China affecting over 200,000 devices
The US Justice Department yesterday said it had neutralised a cyber-attack network that affected 200,000 devices worldwide, ...
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A new Chinese hacking campaign is threatening U.S. critical infrastructure, again
The Chinese government is running another broad campaign to hack as many American organizations as possible — heightening the ...
China-Linked Attack Hits 260,000 Devices, FBI Confirms
FBI reports a massive China-linked cyberattack that compromised 260,000 devices, highlighting severe security concerns for ...
Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now
The FBI has dismantled a massive network of compromised devices that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have used for four years ...
FBI Shuts Down Botnet Run by Beijing-Backed Hackers That Hijacked Over 200,000 Devices
"The government’s malware disabling commands, which interacted with the malware’s native functionality, were extensively ...
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Reveal of Chinese-controlled botnet is another warning to CISOs to keep up with asset and patch management
Also on Wednesday, researchers at Lumen Technologies released their report on Flax Typhoon. They dubbed the botnet ...