US disrupts two cyber-espionage tools used by Flax Typhoon

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have announced the court-authorized seizure of two cyberattack tools, Microscan and FishHub, operated by Flax Typhoon, a nation-state hacker group sponsored by Beijing.

Detected targets include energy facilities in the U.S. and Taiwan, airports in Japan and Poland, universities, and global NGOs.

The National Security Division will continue to respond firmly and use all tools at our disposal to disrupt Flax Typhoon threats and dismantle the infrastructure that supports them," said John A. Eisenberg, Deputy Attorney General for National Security.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have announced the court-authorized seizure of two cyberattack tools, Microscan and FishHub, operated by Flax Typhoon, a nation-state hacker group sponsored by Beijing.

The National Security Division will continue to respond firmly and use all tools at our disposal to disrupt Flax Typhoon threats and dismantle the infrastructure that supports them," said John A. Eisenberg, Deputy Attorney General for National Security.