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Ca: Global Affairs hit by cyberattack, shuts down computer systems to fix

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Dissent

Steven Chase reports:

For the second time in two years, Canada’s Foreign Ministry has fallen victim to a cyberattack that has forced the government to shutter part of its computer systems.

Global Affairs Canada announced Tuesday it has sealed off remote access to its network across the country. It revealed it took this drastic step last week – on Jan. 24 – “to address the discovery of malicious cyber activity.”

Hackers gained access to the personal data of users, including employees, the department said in a statement Tuesday.

[…]

Ottawa isn’t publicly saying how long the hackers were inside Global Affairs. However, a memo sent to Global Affairs employees tasked any who had used remote access since Dec. 20 to take security precautions. That would suggest hackers were inside the system for a month.

Read more at The Globe and Mail.

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