China Is Number One Source of Cyberespionage Against Canada, Targeting Dissidents, Diasporas: Report

China Is Number One Source of Cyberespionage Against Canada, Targeting Dissidents, Diasporas: Report
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Andrew Chen
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Canada has increasingly been targeted for cyberattacks over the past decade, with China being the number one source of such malign activities, says a recent report.

The report, by the Center on Multimensional Conflicts at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM), also warns of efforts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the years to “export surveillance” against various groups of overseas dissidents and diasporas in the cyber domain.