It seems that the Canadian Government was the target of another hack by the Chinese. This time the target was the National Research Council and here’s what the CBC is reporting:
A “highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor” recently managed to hack into the computer systems at Canada’s National Research Council, confirms the country’s chief information officer, Corinne Charette.
The attack was discovered by Communications Security Establishment Canada.
In a statement released Tuesday, Charette confirms that while the NRC’s computers operate outside those of the government of Canada as a whole, the council’s IT system has been “isolated” to ensure no other departments are compromised.
I’m pretty sure the Chinese will deny involvement, just like they did the last time. But China has so called patriot hackers which give the Chinese government the ability to say “it wasn’t me” while benefiting from whatever info the hackers steal. So they’re unlikely to be believed. As if to underscore that, John Baird who is Canada’s Minister Of Foreign Affairs was scheduled to have a news conference in Beijing today. But that was quickly cancelled with no reason given. Though it should not take a lot of effort to read between the lines to figure out what the reason is.
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National Research Council Hacked By The Chinese
It seems that the Canadian Government was the target of another hack by the Chinese. This time the target was the National Research Council and here’s what the CBC is reporting:
A “highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor” recently managed to hack into the computer systems at Canada’s National Research Council, confirms the country’s chief information officer, Corinne Charette.
The attack was discovered by Communications Security Establishment Canada.
In a statement released Tuesday, Charette confirms that while the NRC’s computers operate outside those of the government of Canada as a whole, the council’s IT system has been “isolated” to ensure no other departments are compromised.
I’m pretty sure the Chinese will deny involvement, just like they did the last time. But China has so called patriot hackers which give the Chinese government the ability to say “it wasn’t me” while benefiting from whatever info the hackers steal. So they’re unlikely to be believed. As if to underscore that, John Baird who is Canada’s Minister Of Foreign Affairs was scheduled to have a news conference in Beijing today. But that was quickly cancelled with no reason given. Though it should not take a lot of effort to read between the lines to figure out what the reason is.
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