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Risky Bulletin: Canada’s spy agency allowed to remove a botnet from Canadian devices
Canada's Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) obtained a court warrant to remove malware from Canadian devices, including servers, routers, and smart devices that were part of an unnamed proxy botnet. The botnet was allegedly operated by a threat actor seeking to advance financial, political, ideological, and economic interests through disguised attack origins.
Why it matters: Canadian organizations and individuals with infected devices need to verify system integrity following CSIS removal actions, and security teams should review network defenses against proxy botnets used for attack obfuscation.
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