China-directed botnet campaign disrupted
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•US targets second major Chinese hacking group
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FBI Director Christopher Wray announced the disruption of what he called Flax Typhoon during a cyber summit Wednesday in Washington .
Wray said the hackers collected information from corporations, media organizations, universities and government agencies.
The U.S. National Security Agency issued an advisory encouraging anyone with a device that was compromised by the botnet to apply needed patches.
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