Hackers target Canada's foreign ministry in cyber attack

Separately, Canadian officers have known as for the general public to be vigilant in the face of cyber threats. Canada's alerts intelligence company final week suggested Canadian essential infrastructure operators "to bolster their awareness of and protection against Russian state-sponsored cyber threats," echoing calls from US and British companies to brace for potential retaliatory cyber actions from Russia in the context of tensions over Ukraine. It was unclear if there was any connection in anyway between the Canadian public advisory and the hacking incident dealing with the Canadian foreign ministry. Belle-Isle stated Canadian cybersecurity officers commonly subject advisories on hacking threats."Given this investigation is ongoing, we are unable to comment further on any specific details for operational reasons," Belle-Isle stated in an e-mail.