Cyber threat actors from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been implicated in multiple breaches of networks associated with government of Canada agencies and departments, according to a report from the national cybersecurity agency.
“Over the past four years, at least 20 networks associated with Government of Canada agencies and departments have been compromised by PRC cyber threat actors,” said the National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026, released Oct. 30 by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.
The cyber centre identifies China as the top threat actor targeting Canada, noting that its cyber operations are “second to none” in scale, technique, and ambition. Beijing’s objectives include espionage, intellectual property theft, malign influence, and transnational repression….