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
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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.
China-Linked Attack Hits 260,000 Devices, FBI Confirms
FBI reports a massive China-linked cyberattack that compromised 260,000 devices, highlighting severe security concerns for organizations globally.
FBI Interrupts Chinese Hackers Targeting Consumer Devices
The Flax Typhoon campaign used malware it put on cameras, video recorders and home and office routers, to create a massive network of infected computers and commit cybercrimes, the agency says.
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,
FBI Disrupted China-Backed Operation That Hacked 260,000 Consumer Devices
The hackers, known as 'Flax Typhoon,' managed to build a botnet used to target government agencies and infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad
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FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds
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Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now
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FBI Thwarts Major Chinese-Linked Botnet Threatening US Infrastructure
The FBI has dismantled a botnet, dubbed Flax Typhoon, used by Chinese-linked hackers to target US infrastructure. FBI ...
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Court-Authorized Operation Disrupts Worldwide Botnet Used by People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Hackers
The Justice Department announced a court-authorized law enforcement operation that disrupted a botnet consisting of more than ...
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, ...
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 ...