OTTAWA – China-backed cyber criminals hijacked nearly 10,000 devices in Canada and used them to hack government, university and critical infrastructure networks and steal confidential data, according to the FBI.

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Group "working at the direction of the Chinese government" called Flax Typhoon operated a "botnet."{ai:summary}<p>Chinese cyber criminals compromised nearly 10,000 devices in Canada, targeting government and critical infrastructure networks to steal confidential information, as reported by the FBI. The U.S. government recently dismantled a global hacker network involved in similar activities.</p><p>#crime</p>

China-backed hacker hijacked 9,200 Canadian devices to operate illegal hacking network: FBI and CSIS

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