A “highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor” is responsible for a recent data breach at the National Research Council of Canada. The breach involved a “cyber intrusion on the IT infrastructure” of the council, the government’s CIO says. The news echoes past incidents where China has been accused of hacking into governments and companies. Canada naming China as the cyber-attacker shows “direct finger pointing,” says Forrester Research analyst Tyler Shields, a security analyst. The NRC says it’s working with IT experts and security partners to create a new secure IT infrastructure.”]
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