FBI disrupts major Chinese hacking group, director says
A hacker group known as Flax Typhoon was able to infect hundreds of thousands of devices around the world, authorities said. China has denied any involvement in the malicious botnet.The FBI said ...
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The FBI said it was able to remove the malware from the hijacked routers, severing the Chinese hacking group’s connection to the botnet. Flax Typhoon, first outed in an August 2023 report from ...
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FBI Shuts Down Chinese-Backed Hacker Group Targeting U.S. Universities and Agencies
FBI Director Chris Wray announced Wednesday. The group, known as Flax Typhoon, installed malware on more than 200,000 consumer devices – ranging from cameras to home and office routers – forming a ...
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Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices
“Flax Typhoon’s actions caused real harm to its ... and it is part of a broader ecosystem that malicious cyber actors are using.” The FBI and Justice Department, which obtained a warrant ...
Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war
Of the cybersecurity risks facing the United States today, few loom larger than the potential sabotage capabilities posed by China-backed hackers, which ...
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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 ...