Botnet, Chinese government
FBI Shuts Down Botnet Run by Beijing-Backed Hackers That Hijacked Over 200,000 Devices
"The government’s malware disabling commands, which interacted with the malware’s native functionality, were extensively tested prior to the operation," according to the DOJ.
U.S. government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director
The FBI, NSA and other U.S. government agencies detailed a Chinese-government operation that used 260,000 of internet-connected devices to launch cyberattacks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
FBI and partners disrupt 200,000-device botnet linked to Chinese hackers
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with other agencies, has disrupted a botnet that consisted of more than 200,000 consumer devices worldwide.
FBI disrupts botnet run by Chinese hackers who hijacked over 200,000 devices in U.S.
The botnet malware infected numerous types of consumer devices, including small-office/home-office (SOHO) routers, internet protocol (IP) cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs), and network-attached storage (NAS) devices,
U.S. authorities thwart another China-backed botnet
U.S. authorities have thwarted another China-backed botnet, freeing hundreds of thousands of infected devices in the process, FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
Western Agencies Warn Risk from Chinese-Controlled Botnet
Cyber and law enforcement agencies across the “Five Eyes” countries issue warning about large-scale botnet linked to Chinese firm and Flax Typhoon group
U.S. and allies seize control of massive Chinese tech spying network
The United States and allied countries said Wednesday they had taken control of a network of 260,000 internet-connected cameras, routers and other devices that the Chinese government had been using to spy on sensitive organizations.
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 Wednesday.
FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that threatened US critical infrastructure
The FBI has used a court order to seize control of a network of hundreds of thousands of hacked internet routers and other devices that Chinese government-linked hackers were using to threaten critical infrastructure in the US and overseas,
FBI disrupts Chinese cyber operation targeting critical infrastructure in the US
FBI Director Chris Wray says the FBI has disrupted a group of Chinese hackers who were working at the direction of the Chinese government to infiltrate critical infrastructure in the U.S. and other countries and to steal data from universities
FBI Director Wray says bureau stopped second Chinese hacking group
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the agency's Cyber Action Team disrupted a second Chinese hacking group that had infiltrated thousands of devices.
Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now
The FBI has dismantled a massive network of compromised devices that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have used for four years ...
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Reveal of Chinese-controlled botnet is another warning to CISOs to keep up with asset and patch management
Botnet has up to 260,000 compromised routers, firewalls, IP cameras, and more, says report from Five Eyes countries.
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US Accuses Chinese Company of Running Botnet Via Hijacked Routers, IoT Devices
The US and UK claim a Chinese company called Integrity Technology Group infected hundreds of thousands of IoT devices to ...
Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP cameras with malware
The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted a massive Chinese botnet called "Raptor Train" that infected over ...
Quad7 botnet expands, adding SOHO and VPN routers, media servers
The operators of the Quad7 botnet have been busy, adding new features and expanding their attack surface, according to ...
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UK’s cybersecurity agency and global partners issue advice against a China-linked botnet
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) joint advisory highlights the risk of malicious cyber actors exploiting ...