Bureau halted second Chinese hacking group, says FBI Director Wray.

The FBI has disrupted another Chinese hacking group, recovering thousands of compromised devices, according to FBI Director Christopher, who described the action as "one round in a much longer fight."

At the Aspen Cyber Summit in Washington, Wray stated that the Chinese hacking group known as "Flax Typhoon" was being operated by a Chinese corporation called Integrity Technology Group.

Wray stated that the company he worked for gathered intelligence and conducted reconnaissance on behalf of Chinese government security agencies, all while pretending to be an IT firm.

Flax Typhoon was used to route malicious traffic through a network of hijacked devices, including cameras and digital storage devices, which are commonly found in both big and small organizations. Half of the compromised devices were located in the U.S., according to Wray.

According to Wray, the hackers launched a DDOS cyberattack before abandoning the botnet as the FBI Cyber Action Team tried to gain control over it.

Last year, a hacking group known as "Volt Typhoon" was first identified and has been an ongoing concern. Wray stated that Flax Typhoon operates similarly to this previous group.

In April, Wray stated that Volt Typhoon had successfully embedded itself in various American critical infrastructure companies, including telecommunications, energy, and water.

The Volt Typhoon hackers have been linked to China by Microsoft and Google security experts, and FBI Director Christopher Wray stated that the effort is related to U.S.-Chinese tensions surrounding Taiwan.

Earlier this year, a spokesperson from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Volt Typhoon belongs to a criminal ransomware group and is not linked to the government.

The FBI continues to prioritize dealing with Chinese hacking groups, as stated by Wray.

Wray stated that the Chinese government will continue to target organizations and critical infrastructure, either directly or through proxies.

Planet Chronicle Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.