Communications Security Establishment
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China ‘pre-positioning’ in U.S. networks for a potential conflict: Canadian agencyAnnual unclassified cyber threat report reveals 20 instances when the Chinese government allegedly compromised Canadian government networks in recent years.CanadaOct 30
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Foreign states turning to ‘big data’ to aid influence campaigns: intelligence officialOfficials from the Communications Security Establishment told the foreign interference inquiry that threats aren’t limited to election periods.PoliticsSep 26
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Canada’s spies face yet another rebuke over failure to keep judges informedThe Federal Court's rebuke comes after the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has been repeatedly accused of breaching its duty to be forthright with judges.CanadaJan 30
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As Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives, Canada’s CSE warns cyber ‘vigilance’ neededCanada is subject to ongoing and persistent cyberthreats like every other government and private sector organization in the world, the CSE said in a release Friday.CanadaSep 22, 2023
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Canada’s cyber intelligence agency logged 137 ‘privacy incidents’ in 2022The Communications Security Establishment has resumed sharing ‘metadata’ with Five Eyes countries after the program was stopped due to privacy issues.CanadaJun 29, 2023
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‘Stay vigilant,’ U.S. warns amid Chinese cyber espionage operationVolt Typhoon is performing discrete espionage operations within critical U.S. infrastructure and may target other nations, cybersecurity agencies and Microsoft warn.U.S. NewsMay 25, 2023
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‘A board level topic’: Energy sector routinely target of cyberattackers, experts sayExperts aren't surprised by the leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggesting Russian-backed hackers successfully gained access to Canada's natural gas distribution network.CanadaApr 10, 2023
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Canadians not keen on trading privacy for intelligence sharing: polling dataJust one in three respondents to government poll in favour of government agencies sharing more information if it affects privacy rights.CanadaAug 17, 2022
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Canada’s electronic spy agency waging ‘long-term’ campaign against cyber criminalsThe Communications Security Establishment (CSE) has been warning about the increased threat 'ransomware' attacks are posing to Canadian individuals and institutions.CanadaJun 28, 2022
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Rideau Hall cyberbreach was ‘sophisticated’ incident, internal documents showInternal government emails, obtained through the Access to Information Act, say officials were "unable to confirm the full extent of the information that was accessed.''CanadaApr 17, 2022
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