Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press
MONTREAL -- Authorities in 16 countries, including Canada, took part in a global crackdown on a sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals take over a computer and hijack its webcam.
Charges were announced Monday against at least 97 people worldwide.
More than 350 properties were raided last week as part of the operation, including 15 in Quebec.
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......................... 13 European countries -- Austria, Belgium, Britain, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands and Switzerland -- as well as in Canada, the United States, and Chile raided 359 properties and seized cash, firearms, drugs and more than 1,000 data storage devices.
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