美司法部与FBI查封涉华黑客工具:两款扫描与钓鱼软件被捣毁

美国司法部与联邦调查局(FBI)10月8日宣布,两家机构已依据法院授权采取行动,查封并捣毁了两款网络工具——“Microscan”与“FishHub”。这两款工具,一个用于扫描系统漏洞,另一个用于实施定向的鱼叉式网络钓鱼攻击。 司法部指出,这些工具据称由中国国家支持的黑客运营和使用,攻击目标包括美国及外国的关键基础设施和其他机构。通过这次法院授权的查封,执法机构阻断了这些工具继续扫描并入侵目标系统的渠道。 这是美方近期针对涉华黑客活动采取的又一次公开执法行动。公告中的内容属于美方单方面指控,相关法律程序仍在进行之中。两款工具的名称也随公告一并公布。(综合司法部与FBI公告)
DOJ and FBI Seize China-Linked Hacking Tools Microscan and FishHub
The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI announced on Oct. 8 that they have carried out court-authorized seizures disrupting two cyber tools known as "Microscan" and "FishHub" — one used to scan systems for vulnerabilities, the other to conduct targeted spear-phishing attacks. According to the Justice Department, the tools were allegedly operated and used by China state-sponsored hackers to scan and compromise U.S. and foreign critical-infrastructure and other targets. The seizures cut off the tools' ability to keep probing and breaching target systems. The takedown is the latest public U.S. enforcement action aimed at China-linked hacking activity. The allegations remain the U.S. government's claims, with legal proceedings ongoing. The names of both tools were released with the announcement. (From DOJ and FBI announcements.)
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