India, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department and FBI have seized two internet platforms operated and used by China state-sponsored hackers that targeted U.S. critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks.
As described in court documents unsealed in the Southern District of California, a Chinese state-sponsored group known as "QTFY," employed by China-based Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company, created and operated two complementary hacking platforms known as QScan and QTRouter.
Among the victims of QTFY computer intrusion are the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Reserve, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Se...