Canada’s cyber threat landscape is continuously changing with threat actors embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and other innovations to enhance their attack strategies · A catastrophic cyberattack is the top scenario in 2023 resilience plans, ...

August 18, 2025 - December 13, 2023 · Cyber attack on a library in Ontario, Canada · London Public Library - London, Ontario · Cyberattack behind major system outage at London Public Library · https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/cy...

August 21, 2025 - In 2023 alone, they received 63,519 reports from 41,988 victims, resulting in losses of $569 million. These incidents encompassed various forms of cybercrime, including malware and ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and data breaches.

Calgary-based Suncor Energy was the latest oil company to report experiencing a cybersecurity incident in 2023. The attack was first revealed when social media users reported an inability to use credit or debit cards at the company’s chain of Petro-Canada gas stations, as well as difficulties ...

... In Ontario, the government distributes alcohol across the province through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO). Between January 5th and January 10th, 2023, an unauthorized party hacked their website and embedded malicious code.

While the proportion of Canadian ... of attack were significantly more prevalent. Identity theft had the largest change, with just under one-third (31%) of impacted businesses experiencing incidents using that method....

Hackers temporarily disrupted the Canadian Armed Forces website for several hours on September 28. At the same time, a DDoS attack claimed by the hacking group Indian Cyber Force affected the House of Commons and Elections Canada website.

December 6, 2023 - Although the attack impacted various pages on the House of Commons website, House of Commons systems responded as planned, protecting the network and IT infrastructure. #3: Suncor Energy Faces Cybersecurity Incident Impacting Petro-Canada Gas Stations Nationwide · Calgary-based Suncor Energy joined the ranks of oil companies facing cybersecurity incidents in 2023, as social media users reported disruptions at Petro-Canada gas stations and issues accessing the company's car wash services.

The National Cyber Threat Assessment 2023-2024 highlights the cyber threats facing individuals and organizations in Canada and how they will evolve in the coming years.

December 23, 2023 - WATCH | Ransomware reported the ... and economy over the next two years and that ransomware attacks now constitute the most disruptive form of cyberattack facing Canada....

For example, a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack campaign in April 2023 by PRNS actors against Government of Canada and Canadian private sector websites coincided with the Ukrainian Prime Minister’s visit to Canada.Footnote 27

March 12, 2024 - ... The 2023 update from The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security emphasized the threat of AI and the use of cyber tools to target democratic processes worldwide, including elections.

April 13, 2023 - I urge Canadian critical infrastructure organizations to review the Cyber Centre’s Cyber Threat Bulletin: Cyber Threats to Operational Technology and follow this advice: Isolate CI components and services from the internet when under imminent threat, such as a ransomware incident or denial of service attack

11% of Canadian CEOs believe their company will be either highly or extremely exposed to cyber risks over the next 12 months—18% over the next 5 years. Source: PwC Global CEO Survey—Canadian highlights, 2023...

April 3, 2024 - We know that cybercrime is often under-reported, perhaps because of shame or because the victims are too busy managing the immediate situation. In 2023, we had 305 ransomware reports from both individuals and businesses.

August 28, 2023 - Organized cybercrime groups are likely to pose a threat to the nation's security and economy over the next two years, and ransomware attacks now constitute the most disruptive form of cyberattack facing Canada, a new report warns.

April 14, 2023 - WATCH: Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canada's cybersecurity agency, is warning of a recent "notable rise" of cyberattacks by Russia-backed actors, including activity directed at critical infrastructure networks. Mackenzie Gray explains – Apr 13, 2023

This report is the fourth iteration of Cyber Threats to Canada’s Democratic Process and provides an update to the 2017, 2019 and 2021 reports released by CSE. Its purpose is to inform Canadians about the cyber threats to our democratic process in 2023.

October 31, 2022 - Ottawa, Ontario - October 28, 2022 ... Threat Assessment 2023-2024, alerting that state sponsored and financially motivated cyber threats are increasingly likely to affect Canadians, and that foreign threat actors are attempting ...

Posted: September 28, 2023 Last Updated: September 28, 2023 · The Canadian Parliament webpage on a laptop. The federal government is coping with apparent cyberattacks this week. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) The federal government is coping with cyberattacks this week and a hacker group in India claims it has caused chaos in Ottawa — but Canada's signals-intelligence agency says the "nuisance" attacks likely haven't put private information at risk.