Cybersecurity

Canada Predicts Hacking From India as Diplomatic Feud Escalates

  • Canadian officials blame India for backing criminal acts
  • Modi government says some Sikh separatists are terrorists
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Canada is bracing for Indian government-backed hacking as the two nations’ diplomatic relationship nosedives to its lowest ebb in a generation.

“We judge that official bilateral relations between Canada and India will very likely drive Indian state-sponsored cyber threat activity against Canada,” the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said in its annual threat report published Wednesday, adding that such hackers are probably already conducting cyber-espionage.