The Chinese government has launched a new hacking campaign targeting U.S. organizations, raising concerns about its potential ability to disrupt critical infrastructure.

FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed at the Aspen Cyber Summit that the FBI and partners had taken control of thousands of devices infected by the China-backed hacking group, Flax Typhoon.

This group has compromised routers, firewalls, and IoT devices, with half of the 260,000 infected devices located in the U.S., Axios has reported.

The campaign, linked to the Chinese tech company Integrity Technology Group, has targeted sectors like defense, government, and telecom, raising fears of espionage and potential disruption during a Taiwan conflict.

Written by B.C. Begley