New, by me: Canada's top eavesdropping agency said it conducted "active cyber operations" during 2025 against drug traffickers, a violent extremist group, and a ransomware gang, using offensive hacking operations to disrupt or degrade their ability to function and cause harm.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/canadian-spy-agency-says-it-hacked-drug-traffickers-extremists-and-a-ransomware-gang-last-year/
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