U.S. GOVERNMENT DISRUPTS BOTNET PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA USED TO CONCEAL HACKING OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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The U.S. government has disrupted a botnet that was used by state-sponsored hackers from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to conceal hacking activities targeting critical infrastructure organizations in the United States and other countries. The operation removed the malware from the routers and severed their connection to the botnet.