The Record reported on Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department seized multiple websites behind two hacking tools, Microscan and FishHub. The FBI's Brett Leatherman said Integrity Tech gave China-linked hackers tools for wide scanning and, in some cases, break-ins. Court documents say the firm built Microscan to find weak spots, and FishHub to speed up phishing and load malware after a breach. Victims include a South Carolina power company, airports in Japan and Poland, and about 20 Taiwanese universities. Six other countries, among them Japan and the U.K., joined a 58-page advisory.
The Record does not say how many sites were seized or how much this limits the hackers. It reports no arrests or charges. It says Integrity Tech also acquires, sells or hosts tools that several groups use. CISA and the NSA said the firm typically went after edge devices, which sit at a network's border and get little monitoring. That gave hackers quiet, long-term access.
Scanning finds the weak spot, phishing tools plant malware, and an unwatched edge device keeps access open. Several groups use tools from this supplier, so defence rests partly on your own devices. Ask which edge devices are monitored, which on-premise email servers are exposed, and who owns that list.