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

U.S. and allied agencies allege that Integrity Technology Group supported Beijing-backed operators (Flax Typhoon) who used a Mirai-based botnet, a vulnerability scanner called Microscan, and a post-compromise tool named FishHub to scan, intrude into, and exfiltrate data from critical infrastructure, universities, and airports worldwide; the FBI seized seven domains used to deliver these tools and multiple CVEs were added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.