A nuclear company in Chaiwan, Hong Kong caused an accident due to a hack. Soon after, the international currency market of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was also hacked and the index rose sharply. The Chinese government and the FBI teamed up to investigate the hacker intrusion using a "remote access tool." Chen Daweian officer of the Chinese military’s cyber warfare department, was responsible for identifying the hackers behind these intrusions, and Dawei’s sisteralso involved in the investigation.
In Los Angeles , FBI agent Carol Bright told them that the person who wrote the RAT program was named Nicholas Hathaway, and Hathaway was serving in prison due to cybercrime. With the help of the FBI, Hathaway was released on parole. As long as he can catch the black hand behind the scenes, he has a chance to regain his freedom
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