The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that Canada's telcos are monitoring their networks for signs they may have been targeted as part of a global cyber-espionage campaign from China. The Globe's Irene Galea and Alexandra Posadzki write that a group of hackers known as Salt Typhoon is being blamed for the sprawling cybersecurity attack that gave Beijing access to the calls and texts of a number of top U.S. officials, including president-elect Donald Trump and vice-president-elect J.D. Vance. There is no indication thus far Canadian networks have also been breached by the campaign, but experts say the networks contain the same vulnerabilities as those in the United States. In late October, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said it was aware that a sophisticated state-sponsored threat actor from China had performed reconnaissance scanning over several months against numerous organizations and government agencies. The Cyber Centre listed critical infrastructure providers among the targets. Rogers, Bell, Telus and SaskTel say they are aware of the reported surveillance affecting telecom providers in the U.S., and are actively working with industry peers and government to remain vigilant against attacks.
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