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US says it blocked China cyber-threat but warns hackers can ‘wreak havoc’

Chinese hackers had hijacked a botnet of hundreds of US-based small office and home routers owned by private citizens and companies, according to the FBI [File: Thomas White/Reuters]

United States officials say they dismantled a China-backed hacking operation targeting civilian infrastructure, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned of future threats if the two superpowers ever go to war.

The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon allegedly sought to damage public sector facilities such as water treatment plants, the electric grid, oil and natural gas pipelines and transport systems at the behest of China.

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