US disrupts Chinese hacking tools as 7 govts warn of PRC spies stealing sensitive data worldwide
08-10-2026 23:59 via theregister.com

US disrupts Chinese hacking tools as 7 govts warn of PRC spies stealing sensitive data worldwide

The FBI announced that it has seized seven web domains linked to hacking tools allegedly operated by a Chinese security firm called Integrity Technology Group and used by Beijing-backed cyber operatives to scan a South Carolina power company's network and other critical infrastructure systems for vulnerabilities. In a subsequent advisory, the FBI and other government agencies in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and Spain warned that Chinese government-linked attackers, enabled
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