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DOJ seizes QTFY domains used to target U.S. critical infrastructure

The DOJ and FBI seized domains used by Chinese hacking group QTFY targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and federal agencies.

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  • 7 | DOJ seizes QTFY domains used to target U.S. critical infrastructure

  • The DOJ and FBI seized domains used by Chinese hacking group QTFY.

  • โ€ข QTFY targeted U.S. critical infrastructure, federal agencies, hospitals, utilities, universities and defense contractors.

  • โ€ข Targets included NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Departments of Energy, Justice and Health and Human Services, NIH and the Senate.

  • โ€ข QScan scanned and automatically infected thousands of internet-connected IoT devices worldwide.

  • โ€ข QTRouter routed attacks through compromised IoT devices, commercial proxies and leased VPSs to conceal their origin.

  • โ€ข Three seized domains were hard-coded into QScan and QTRouter for communication and authentication, making the platforms inoperable.

  • ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: spokesman.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via @campuscodi@mastodon.social

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