Canadian federal police stated on Friday that their networks had been attacked by an “alarming” cyberattack, but there was no impact on operations and no known threat to Canadians’ safety, according to Reuters.
“The situation is evolving quickly, but at this time, there is no impact on RCMP operations and no known threat to the safety and security of Canadians,” a spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told reporters on Friday afternoon.
“While a breach of this magnitude is alarming, the quick work and mitigation strategies put in place demonstrate the significant steps the RCMP has taken to detect and prevent these types of threats,” the spokesperson added.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they initiated an investigation into the incident and were attempting to ascertain the scope of the breach, adding that there were no known implications for intelligence agencies.
Further details were not immediately available.
The Canadian government announced late last month that its foreign affairs department had experienced a data breach, which resulted in unauthorised access to people’s personal information, including workers.
Global Affairs Canada stated at the time that it had initiated an unscheduled IT outage on January 24 to “address the discovery of malicious cyber activity.
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand stated last year, opening a new tab, that cyberattacks were increasingly targeting the country’s key infrastructure, posing a substantial threat to the world’s fourth-largest crude oil producer.
