Hacker attack with links to China covered up by UN aviation agency in Canada

For months, a hacker was lurking in the servers of the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization, setting traps to ensnare governments and aviation companies.

Documents obtained by CBC suggest the hacker had ties to the Chinese government — and key members of the team that should have prevented the attack tried to cover up how badly it was mishandled.

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