WASHINGTON -- The FBI has disrupted a group of Chinese hackers who were working at the direction of the Chinese government to infiltrate critical infrastructure in the U.S.and other countries and to spy on and steal data from universities, government agencies and others, Director Chris Wray said Wednesday.“Flax Typhoon’s actions caused real harm to its victims, who had to devote precious time to clean up the mess when they discovered the malware,” Wray said at the Aspen Cyber Summit.“This was another successful disruption, but make no mistake — it’s just one round in a much longer fight,” Wray said.“The Chinese government is going to continue to target your organizations and our critical infrastructure, either by their own hand or concealed through their proxies, and we’ll continue to work with our partners to identify their malicious activity, disrupt their hacking campaigns, and bring them to light.”Flax Typhoon was described in a Microsoft report in August 2023 that said the group had stepped up its targeting of Taiwanese organizations as well as government agencies in other countries.
FBI disrupts Chinese cyber operation targeting critical infrastructure in the US
