US disrupts Chinese hacking tools as 7 govts warn of PRC spies stealing sensitive data worldwide

U.S. and allied agencies have disrupted infrastructure tied to Chinese-linked hacking tools used to scan networks, maintain long-term access, and steal emails, credentials, and other sensitive data from critical infrastructure and organizations worldwide. For CIOs and technology leaders, this underscores that nation-state adversaries are exploiting both legacy vulnerabilities and compromised routers/IoT devices at scale, making patch management, identity hardening, and segmentation across IT and OT environments a strategic priority rather than just a security task.