shockedcanadian
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Could the FBI be working overtime to reignite that spirit and reputation of being the most effective and honourable police force in the world?
The multitude of stories I have read over the last couple of years does inspire me to believe so. They are critical to the future of the U.S and civil liberties. They are assisting Canada as well on real cases, not the usual rabbit hunting Canada engages in. The FBI doesn't have time for those dishonest pursuits as they have many real cases, being the top target of global spies and crooks.
nationalpost.com
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.
Last week, the U.S. government revealed that it had “destroyed” a network run by a hacker group that infected hundreds of thousands of devices around the world and then used them to steal sensitive data.
According to the FBI, a group of hackers “working at the direction of the Chinese government” called Flax Typhoon operated a “botnet” that gave them control of over 260,000 malware-infected devices in nearly 20 countries. The criminals then used the devices to hack into systems all the while appearing to be regular internet traffic.
Through a U.S. court-approved operation on Sept. 18, the FBI says it hacked into Flax Typhoon’s computers, took control of their botnet and remotely disabled the malware used to control the infected devices.
A spokesperson for the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) confirmed that at least 9,200 of the infected devices — such as routers and internet-connected storage devices, cameras and video recorders — were based in Canada.
The multitude of stories I have read over the last couple of years does inspire me to believe so. They are critical to the future of the U.S and civil liberties. They are assisting Canada as well on real cases, not the usual rabbit hunting Canada engages in. The FBI doesn't have time for those dishonest pursuits as they have many real cases, being the top target of global spies and crooks.
China-backed hacker hijacked 9,200 Canadian devices to operate illegal hacking network: FBI and CSIS
Group "working at the direction of the Chinese government" called Flax Typhoon operated a "botnet."
nationalpost.com
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.
Last week, the U.S. government revealed that it had “destroyed” a network run by a hacker group that infected hundreds of thousands of devices around the world and then used them to steal sensitive data.
According to the FBI, a group of hackers “working at the direction of the Chinese government” called Flax Typhoon operated a “botnet” that gave them control of over 260,000 malware-infected devices in nearly 20 countries. The criminals then used the devices to hack into systems all the while appearing to be regular internet traffic.
Through a U.S. court-approved operation on Sept. 18, the FBI says it hacked into Flax Typhoon’s computers, took control of their botnet and remotely disabled the malware used to control the infected devices.
A spokesperson for the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) confirmed that at least 9,200 of the infected devices — such as routers and internet-connected storage devices, cameras and video recorders — were based in Canada.
