The federal cybersecurity centre warns that state-sponsored cyber threat activity from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea “pose the greatest strategic cyber threats to Canada.”
This activity is among five threat narratives considered “the most dynamic and impactful” by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), part of Canada’s Communications Security Establishment, in its newly released National Cyber Threat Assessment 2023–24.
“State actors can target diaspora populations and activists in Canada, Canadian organizations and their intellectual property for espionage, and even Canadian individuals and organizations for financial gain,” the report said.
It noted that this type of activity against Canada is a constant and ongoing threat and is often part of larger, global campaigns undertaken by these states….