Russian spies charged for 'malicious' cyber-attack **on Canada**, allies

[MelissaB]

Russian spies charged for 'malicious' cyber-attack on Canada, allies

OTTAWA – Seven Russian intelligence officers have been charged following a multi-jurisdictional investigation into “malicious” cyber activity that targeted Canadian-based doping agencies and an international chemical weapon organization.

In 2016, the Russian military intelligence service officers (GRU) are accused of hacking the Canada-based World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and releasing confidential athlete data; as well as compromising the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport with malware.

Four of the officers were also charged for cyber-targeting the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ (OPCW) network. The OPCW was investigating the poisoning of a former Russian intelligence official in Salisbury, U.K.

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“Today, Canada joins its allies in identifying and exposing a series of malicious cyber-operations by the Russian military. These acts form part of a broader pattern of activities by the Russian government that lie well outside the bounds of appropriate behaviour, demonstrate a disregard for international law and undermine the rules-based international order,” said Global Affairs Canada in a statement.

More: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/russian-spies-charged-for-malicious-cyber-attack-on-canada-allies-1.4121149#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=GJ34mEH

[MagickMuffin]

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