Canada’s federal institutions suffered cyberattacks this week after an Indian hacker group claimed to have sowed chaos in Ottawa, CTV News reported.
The country’s Armed Forces and House of Commons websites were reportedly hit, though Canada’s counter-intelligence agency said the “nuisance” attacks likely hadn’t put private information at risk.
The attacks come amid increased tensions between the two countries after Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau claimed there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement in the killing of Sikh independence activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June.
Read the full story: CTV News
- By Sean O’Meara
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