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FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure

Reported by BleepingComputer (Lawrence Abrams)

Summary by Cyber Security News8 Oct 2026, 23:42 CET

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FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure — Image: BleepingComputer

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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