Moscow Helping Cybercriminals Operate With ‘Near Impunity’: Canadian Cyber Centre

Moscow Helping Cybercriminals Operate With ‘Near Impunity’: Canadian Cyber Centre
A woman uses her computer keyboard to type in North Vancouver, B.C., on Dec. 19, 2012. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
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A new federal report predicts Russian intelligence services and police will help cybercriminals operate with “near impunity” against their targets—including Canadians—in coming months.

The assessment says Russia, and to a lesser extent Iran, very likely act as cybercrime safe havens from which digital criminals based within their borders can operate against Western targets.