The FBI seized seven domains used by Microscan and FishHub, two hacking tools tied to Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon and linked to Integrity Technology Group. The tools were used to scan and compromise organizations worldwide, including U.S. critical infrastructure, Taiwanese universities, and airports in Japan and Poland. #FlaxTyphoon #IntegrityTechnologyGroup #Microscan #FishHub
Keypoints
- The FBI seized seven domains used to run Microscan and FishHub.
- Both tools were linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon.
- Microscan was used to scan critical infrastructure and other targets worldwide.
- FishHub helped attackers gain access through spear phishing and drop additional malware.
- Agencies urged organizations to patch systems, disable unused services, and enable MFA.
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