The FBI disrupted a massive China-linked hacking network that broke into government systems.

Good news! What took so long!

"The operation targeted networks at the Federal Reserve, the Energy Department, NASA and the Senate, the FBI said in a court filing. Dubbed QTFY by U.S. officials, the campaign has been run since 2018 by a private company based in China that sells access to hacked networks and stolen information to China’s foreign and military intelligence services, the FBI said."

"U.S. officials say they have disrupted a China-linked hacking operation that broke into U.S. government networks and critical infrastructure, while hiding its tracks on a global network of hacked devices, cloud-computing infrastructure and even clandestine networks.

The goal was to blend in with legitimate networking traffic, making the hacking activity hard to trace. The operation targeted networks at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Energy and the Senate, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a court filing. ..."

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FBI Shuts Down Sprawling China-Linked Hacking Network (behind paywall) "Spy operation targeted NASA, the Federal Reserve and other areas, hiding within normal internet traffic to avoid detection"