DOJ, FBI seize Flax Typhoon-linked hacking tools Microscan, FishHub

What happened

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. The seizures of the tools, allegedly operated by the Chinese firm Integrity Tech, accompanied a warning from the FBI, CISA and NSA.

The post DOJ, FBI seize Flax Typhoon-linked hacking tools Microscan, FishHub appeared first on CyberScoop . government has repeatedly taken action against, including with a new multi-agency advisory Thursday.

The domain name seizures were meant to deny hackers access to the vulnerability scanning tool Microscan and the spearphishing tool FishHub created by the Chinese firm Integrity Technology Group, which the United States sanctioned last year. government in 2024 also made the company the focus of a takedown operation , saying it was behind a massive botnet (a network of hijacked machines controlled by one operator).

Key facts

• 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