# FBI Seizes Chinese Hackers' Cyber Tools

> FBI takes down Chinese-linked cyber tools used for power grid and airport attacks.
- Title: FBI Seizes Chinese Hackers' Cyber Tools · Seattletimes
- Summary: FBI takes down Chinese-linked cyber tools used for power grid and airport attacks. The FBI seized scanning and phishing tools from a Chinese…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/the-fbi-has-seized-tools-used-by-chinese-hackers-for-cyber-operations-officials-say
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- Topics: fbi, chinese government, cyber operations, power grid, airports, universities, flax typhoon, news, local
## FBI Seizes Cyber Tools
The FBI seized scanning and phishing tools used by a Chinese government-linked hacking group for disruptive cyber operations in the U.S. and abroad.
## Tools Targeted Critical Infrastructure
The tools were used to target u.s. power companies, japanese and polish airports, taiwanese universities, and critical infrastructure.
## Flax Typhoon Identified
The hacking group, known as Flax Typhoon, operates through a chinese-based company called Integrity Technology Group closely linked to the chinese government.
## Tools Rendered Inoperable
The seizure rendered the tools inoperable, a blow to the hacking operation that targets critical infrastructure globally.
## Key takeaway

The FBI seized scanning and phishing tools from a Chinese government-linked hacking group that targeted U.S. power companies, airports, and universities.