Critical Infrastructure at Risk of Russian Cyberattacks, Canadian Cyberspy Agency Warns

Critical Infrastructure at Risk of Russian Cyberattacks, Canadian Cyberspy Agency Warns
A sign for the Government of Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE) outside their headquarters in Ottawa in a file photo. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Matthew Trueman
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The Canadian government is warning of Russian-backed cyberattacks on Canadian critical infrastructure, amid growing tensions between Western countries and Moscow over concerns of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) said in a bulletin issued on Jan. 20 that it has become aware of Russian-backed cyber threat activities targeting Canadian critical infrastructure network operators, including their operational and information technology.