FBI strikes second Chinese hacking group, director says

Chinese IT firm accused of operating 'Flax Typhoon,' collecting intelligence

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FBI Director Christopher Wray said thousands of compromised devices were taken from a Chinese hacking group. © Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. law enforcement has disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group nicknamed "Flax Typhoon," FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday, wresting thousands of compromised devices from its grasp.

Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Washington, Wray said Flax Typhoon was being run by a Chinese company called the Integrity Technology Group that posed as an IT firm but also "collected intelligence and performed reconnaissance for Chinese government security agencies."

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