Hackers launched a cyber attack on Canada's foreign ministry last week and some services are still down, officials said on Monday without disclosing who Ottawa thought was responsible.
The incident was detected last Wednesday, a day before Canada's signals intelligence agency said network operators of critical infrastructure should boost their defenses against Russian state-sponsored"Critical services ... are currently functioning. Some access to internet and internet-based services are currently not working," said a statement from the Treasury Board, which has overall responsibility for government operations.
Neither the Treasury Board nor the foreign ministry responded when asked whether Russian actors were responsible.Ottawa rarely speaks about hacks into its systems. In 2011, officials said "a highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor" had broken into a leading research body. Beijing denied it.
In 2014, a former Canadian cabinet minister said Chinese operators were suspected of hacking into the Treasury Board and the finance ministry in 2011.Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Howard GollerSubscribe to our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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