CSIS warns business leaders of Chinese cyber-spies
Source: CBC
Canada's intelligence service is warning Canadian businesses about the growing threat of Chinese cyber-spies.
Sources have told CBC News that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is alerting some of the country's top corporate executives that their companies may be the target of Chinese computer hackers.
In an e-mail, a CSIS spokesperson said the agency can't comment on specific conversations. But the spokesperson said there is “no denying that Canada is an attractive target for economic and political espionage, owing to our prominence in strategic sectors such communications, biotechnology, mineral and energy extraction, aerospace and others.”
These revelations follow the spy agency's release of its annual report this week, which contained a stern warning about the potential risks of foreign takeovers. That report comes as the Canadian government is getting set to examine a proposed purchase of an important Canadian resource company by a state-owned Chinese firm.
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