Canada’s CSIS wipes foreign botnets from home routers, averting infrastructure threats
In June 2026 CSIS disclosed its first use of a Federal Court threat‑reduction warrant to infiltrate and destroy two foreign‑run botnets on Canadian servers, SOHO routers and IoT gear. The operation, authorized to alter or delete malicious code, stopped adversaries from abusing everyday devices to probe or disrupt critical infrastructure such as the energy sector.