The Chinese government is running another broad campaign to hack as many American organizations as possible — heightening the threat across critical infrastructure. Why it matters: The new hacking campaign suggests China could hold more expansive power to turn off key U.

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U.S. law enforcement has disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group nicknamed "Flax Typhoon" and wrested thousands of compromised devices from its grasp, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday.

FBI Director Chris Wray warned that this is just one round in a larger cyber conflict with Chinese-backed actors.

The United States and allied countries said Wednesday they had taken control of a network of 260,000 internet-connected cameras, routers and other devices that the Chinese government had been using to spy on sensitive organizations.

The Flax Typhoon campaign used malware it put on cameras, video recorders and home and office routers, to create a massive network of infected computers and commit cybercrimes, the agency says.

FBI reports a massive China-linked cyberattack that compromised 260,000 devices, highlighting severe security concerns for organizations globally.

"The government’s malware disabling commands, which interacted with the malware’s native functionality, were extensively tested prior to the operation," according to the DOJ.