International coalition seizes tools used by cyber firm behind Flax Typhoon

What happened

International coalition seizes tools used by cyber firm behind Flax Typhoon, according to The Record. and other nations took down digital tools and infrastructure by Beijing-based Integrity Tech that allowed "widespread vulnerability scanning and, in some cases, intrusions" as part of the Flax Typhoon campaign. The actions targeted Integrity Tech, a prominent Chinese cybersecurity company hired by the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Ministry of State Security to assist in attacks on universities, government agencies, telecommunications providers and media organizations globally.

“Integrity Technology Group provided China-linked threat actors with capabilities used to conduct widespread vulnerability scanning and, in some cases, intrusions targeting U.S. and foreign critical infrastructure,” FBI Assistant Director Brett Leatherman said Thursday. “The PRC relies on contractors and enabling companies to expand the reach and scale of its malicious cyber activity.”

The Justice Department seized multiple websites underpinning two powerful hacking tools known as “Microscan” and “FishHub.” officials published a 58-page advisory on the tools and others that Chinese actors have used over the last six years as part of a long-running campaign known as Flax Typhoon .