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FBI Says China-Linked Hackers Ran Portal Giving Third Parties Access to Stolen Emails Hackers tied to a Chinese cybersecurity company stole email from government organizations, law enforcement agencies, healthcare systems, and religious institutions in Southeast Asia, the FBI and agencies in 6 other countries said on October 8. The company, Integrity Technology Group, has been…

According to the Justice Department announcement, Integrity Tech built a botnet of internet-connected devices infected with a Mirai malware variant. The company used this network, alongside other infrastructure, to run Microscan against potential targets and identify weaknesses its clients could later exploit. It is important to note that a scan can find possible entry points…