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The FBI A major has been captured. botnet A network controlled by a Chinese government-backed hacking group. According to FBI Director Christopher Wray and other US agencies, the botnet network consisted of hundreds of thousands of compromised Internet-connected devices, including cameras, video recorders, storage units, and routers, all controlled by the group. At the Aspen Cyber Summit Cybersecurity conference, Wray said the hacking group, dubbed Flex Typhoon“was targeting critical infrastructure across the United States and abroad, from corporations and media organizations to universities and government agencies.”
Botnet networks consist of Internet-connected devices operated by bots that hackers can use to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, data theft, spam campaigns, and unauthorized access to devices and their network connections. can be used for
What the FBI Director Said About Botnets
Wray described what happened once authorities took control of the botnet’s infrastructure and began removing the malware from compromised devices.
He explained: “Working with our partners, we took court-ordered actions to control the botnet’s infrastructure. Now, when the bad guys realize what’s going on.” has been, so they tried moving their bots to new servers and even [Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS] We will be attacked.”
FBI, NSA And the Cyber National Mission Force also issued a joint advisory linking a botnet of 260,000 compromised devices to the Chinese government. The advisory revealed that the botnet was used to hide the activities of Chinese hackers. According to the US government, the botnet was operated and controlled by the Integrity Technology Group.A company allegedly working on behalf of the Chinese government.
According to the advisory, the botnet used Mira to infiltrate vulnerable devices connected to the Internet. In 2016, this dangerous malware was open sourced after hackers used it to launch a powerful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
Operation FlexTyphoon targeted a wide array of consumer Internet-connected devices, the advisory said. Authorities also discovered a database containing “more than 1.2 million records of compromised devices,” including more than 385,000 unique U.S. hunting devices, previously and currently exploited.
Botnet networks consist of Internet-connected devices operated by bots that hackers can use to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, data theft, spam campaigns, and unauthorized access to devices and their network connections. can be used for
What the FBI Director Said About Botnets
Wray described what happened once authorities took control of the botnet’s infrastructure and began removing the malware from compromised devices.
He explained: “Working with our partners, we took court-ordered actions to control the botnet’s infrastructure. Now, when the bad guys realize what’s going on.” has been, so they tried moving their bots to new servers and even [Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS] We will be attacked.”
FBI, NSA And the Cyber National Mission Force also issued a joint advisory linking a botnet of 260,000 compromised devices to the Chinese government. The advisory revealed that the botnet was used to hide the activities of Chinese hackers. According to the US government, the botnet was operated and controlled by the Integrity Technology Group.A company allegedly working on behalf of the Chinese government.
According to the advisory, the botnet used Mira to infiltrate vulnerable devices connected to the Internet. In 2016, this dangerous malware was open sourced after hackers used it to launch a powerful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
Operation FlexTyphoon targeted a wide array of consumer Internet-connected devices, the advisory said. Authorities also discovered a database containing “more than 1.2 million records of compromised devices,” including more than 385,000 unique U.S. hunting devices, previously and currently exploited.
Chinese Hacking Groups Attacking US, Taiwan
Chinese government hacking group FlexTyphoon is targeting Taiwan, according to reports published by Microsoft and cybersecurity group ESET. Meanwhile, another Chinese group name Volt Typhoon Attacking America.
Earlier this year, FlexTyphoon compromised Microsoft Exchange servers in Taiwan, while VoltTyphoon targeted US Internet providers and critical infrastructure. The US government has disrupted the activities of Typhoon Volt and warned of the possibility of catastrophic cyber attacks. Senior officials have warned of Beijing’s efforts to inflict “real-world damage” on the Americans in the event of a future conflict with China.
