No Evidence That Data Was Extracted From RCMP During Recent Cyberattack: Commissioner

RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme waits to appear before the House of Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee in Ottawa, on Feb. 27, 2024. The Canadian Press/ Adrian Wyld

The head of the RCMP said on Feb. 27 there was no evidence to date that personal or operational information had been pilfered from the national police force’s systems during a recent cyberattack.

“Based on information that we’ve gone through, there’s no data that’s been extracted from the systems, which is the good news,” RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme said after being briefed on the security breach that targeted the force’s networks.