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FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure

BleepingComputer · October 08, 2026 · International · Data Breaches

The FBI has seized seven domains used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon to operate two hacking tools, MicroScan and FishHub, used in attacks that breached critical infrastructure and other organizations worldwide. [...]

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