US Seizes Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Platforms Targeting US Government Entities

The US Department of Justice and FBI have seized core infrastructure used by a Chinese state-sponsored cyber platform to target high-profile US government entities and critical infrastructure. The hacking targets included NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the US departments of Energy, Justice, and Health and Human Services.

The platforms, QScan and QTRouter, have ties to a Chinese group known as QTFY. Authorities said QTFY worked with Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Co. to provide hacking services to Chinese intelligence and military arms.

According to court filings, the platforms infected thousands of devices worldwide to construct an obfuscation network that masked attack origins. Federal agents reportedly neutralized both tools by seizing hard-coded domains essential for the malware's communication.