FBI and DOJ Disrupt Chinese Cyber Group That Hit Fed, NASA, US Senate

The Justice Department and FBI have seized the domains behind QScan and QTRouter, two platforms run by China state-sponsored hackers whose victims include NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the US Senate.

Court documents identify the operators as a group called QTFY, employed by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company.

Court Filings Point to a Chinese Contractor

According to the documents, QTFY sold hacking services to paying clients. Those clients include China's Ministry of State Security and the People's Liberation Army. Both sit at the center of Beijing's intelligence and military structure.

The press release listed several federal entities among the group's victims. This includes NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the Senate.

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