Authorities investigating massive security breach at Global Affairs Canada

Authorities investigating massive security breach at Global Affairs Canada

Internal emails describe a month-long security breach affecting 'many' government employees

Kate McKenna, Philip Ling · CBC News · Posted: Jan 30, 2024 3:01 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Global Affairs Canada was hit by a month-long data security breach that affected staff email, CBC News has learned.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/global-affairs-security-breach-1.7099290


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Canadian authorities are investigating a prolonged data security breach following the "detection of malicious cyber activity" affecting the internal network used by Global Affairs Canada staff, according to internal department emails viewed by CBC News.

The breach affects at least two internal drives, as well as emails, calendars and contacts of many staff members.

CBC News spoke to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, including employees who have received instructions on how the breach affects their ability to work. Some were told to stop working remotely as of last Wednesday.

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"Forensic work has also progressed to help us understand the scope of the data breach," one email said. "The work is ongoing, but early results suggest that many (Global Affairs Canada) users may have been affected."

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