Russia, China 'cyber threats' target Canada

Threats against Canadians and their companies include cyber spying and online influence campaigns. — Reuters

MONTREAL: State-sponsored programmes from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea pose the greatest high-tech threats to Canada, a report from the nation's authority on cyber security warned on Nov 18.

"The number of cyber threat actors is rising, and they are becoming more sophisticated", the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said.