The IT Nerd

This morning, the pwnage hits close to home this morning. Canada’s Global Affairs department which according to their website does the following:

We manage diplomatic relations, promote international trade and provide consular assistance. We lead international development, humanitarian, and peace and security assistance efforts. We also contribute to national security and the development of international law.

Has been pwned in a cyberattack. Here’s the details from CTV News:

There has been a data breach at Global Affairs Canada involving the personal information of some users, including employees, and affecting remote access to the department’s network, according to the department.

The government has confirmed the breach, amid media reports of an extensive cyber incident involving internal systems, citing unnamed sources within the department.

“The Government of Canada deals with ongoing and persistent cyber risks and threats every day,” reads the statement from GAC spokesperson Marilyne Guèvremont on Tuesday.

“Given its profile, Global Affairs Canada takes a proactive approach and employs a variety of security monitoring measures to detect and address potential risks.”

“The Department is closely monitoring the situation and is conducting an investigation into the matter,” Guèvremont added.

There’s really not a whole lot of detail here. Thus we can only guess how they got pwned, or how long it will take to restore their systems. And we can only guess how this will affect Canadians. Hopefully in the days ahead there will be more details released by the Canadian government that gives Canadians an idea of how bad this is, and what they will do to not get pwned again.

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