Canada said on Friday it was aware of an attempt by hackers to target a domestic energy company, the second time in 24 hours Ottawa had acknowledged a cyber security attack against a Canadian firm.
In both cases the Canadian government declined to comment on reports which suggested a Chinese connection.
The news comes at an awkward time for Canada’s Conservative government, which is deciding whether to approve a landmark US$15.1 billion bid by China’s CNOOC Ltd to take over Canadian oil producer Nexen Inc.
via Business feed http://www.scmp.com/article/1050110/canada-aware-second-cyber-attack-time-energy-firm
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