Chinese state-backed hackers breached 20 Canadian government networks over four years, agency warns
Summarized in its National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026, a biennial report intended to warn the public of threats and to guide cybersecurity strategy, the CCCS said Canadian critical infrastructure, industry β including the research and development sector β and government agencies have all been targeted by Chinese actors.
(Pdf report)
Just last week, the CCCS warned that over the last few months a Chinese threat actor has been conducting reconnaissance scans against a range of Canadian networks
The agency didnβt detect compromise but warned the scanning was likely an attempt to discover vulnerabilities
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