Cyber criminals increasingly targetting Canadians' water: cyberdefence agency

OTTAWA — Canada’s cyber defence agency says hackers are increasingly targeting Canadian water systems as it called on utility companies and municipalities to take the threat seriously or risk devastating consequences. Article content

On Tuesday, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security published a new assessment of the cyber threat to Canada’s water system that is unequivocal: the threats are growing, constantly evolving and come from both state and non-state cyber criminals. Article content

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In fact, the cyber centre said state-backed hackers have almost certainly already gained access to networks used to operate water infrastructure but are laying low to keep the breach undetected… for now.

“Cyber threats to water infrastructure are