The Justice Department and FBI announced that they had seized two hacking tools connected to the Chinese government-linked group Flax Typhoon and a China-based company that the U.S. government has repeatedly taken action against, including with a new multi-agency advisory Thursday.
DOJ, FBI seize Flax Typhoon-linked hacking tools Microscan, FishHub
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