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Justice Department Seizes Domains, Shuts QTFY QScan, QTRouter

8/28/2026

Summary

FBI Seizes Domains

The Justice Department and FBI seized three domains powering QTFY’s QScan and QTRouter.
The seizure rendered QScan and QTRouter inoperable because the domains were hard-coded.
QTFY, linked to Nanjing Xinjiuwei, sold services to China’s Ministry of State Security and PLA.
The platforms attacked NASA, the Federal Reserve, Energy, Justice, HHS, NIH and the Senate.
In May 2024 QTFY exploited a vulnerability, stealing data from over 300 organizations, including hospitals.

Summary

Xi Visits Washington

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington for a summit with President Donald Trump on Sept 24 2026.
The Chinese embassy said China opposes all cyberattacks.
The embassy urged the U.S. to stop smearing China.
President Donald Trump alleged China stole 220 million voter files in the 2020 election, calling it the largest compromise.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the hacking issue will be raised with Chinese counterparts at the summit.

History

Historical Context

In May 2014 a federal grand jury indicted five PLA Unit 61398 officers for stealing trade secrets from more than 20 U.S. companies, a case later linked to Chinese state security agencies. The 2015 OPM breach, affecting 22.1 million records, reinforced U.S. concerns. Today the FBI’s seizure of QTFY’s QScan domains and the Xi-Trump summit echo that earlier cyber-espionage pattern.

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FBI Seizes Domains

The Justice Department and FBI seized three domains powering QTFY’s QScan and QTRouter.
The seizure rendered QScan and QTRouter inoperable because the domains were hard-coded.
QTFY, linked to Nanjing Xinjiuwei, sold services to China’s Ministry of State Security and PLA.
The platforms attacked NASA, the Federal Reserve, Energy, Justice, HHS, NIH and the Senate.
In May 2024 QTFY exploited a vulnerability, stealing data from over 300 organizations, including hospitals.

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