On August
26, 2026, the DOJ and FBI disrupted QScan and QTRouter, platforms run by the
QTFY group tied to China's Ministry of State Security and People's Liberation
Army.
These tools scanned for vulnerable devices worldwide and hid attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure like hospitals, power companies, and defense contractors since at least 2018.
Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed to prosecute state-sponsored hackers, while FBI Director Kash Patel praised the operation that rendered the malware inoperable by seizing key domains.