Executive Summary

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the takedown of two Chinese hacking platforms, QScan and QTRouter, used by China’s Ministry of State Security to breach federal agencies including the Federal Reserve, DOJ and Senate since 2018. The tools were operated by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company. The takedown disrupts ongoing espionage operations.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: DataBreaches.net - Published Date: 2026-08-26T17:21:31+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: Jonathan Greig reports; Chinese government hackers used tools known as “QScan” and “QTRouter” to breach multiple federal agencies since 2018, the Department of Justice said in announcing the takedown of the platforms on Wednesday. The tools were run by China-based Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company and used primarily by China’s Ministry of State Security and... Source

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