MPs Targeted by Chinese Hackers Want Committee Hearings, Better Protection

Published on April 30, 2024

Liberal and Conservative parliamentarians are calling on a government committee to probe the targeting of MPs by Chinese hackers, saying their privilege has been breached. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis asked House Speaker Greg Fergus on April 29 to recognize the breach and allow the tabling of a motion to refer the matter to committee for study. Earlier that day, Mr. Genuis and Liberal MP John McKay had issued a statement about the Chinese hack allegedly perpetrated by the group known as Advanced Persistent Threat 31 (APT31), which is backed by a Chinese spy service. APT31 targeted a wide array of officials from politics and business, including members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), which comprises cross-party legislators from around the world seeking to change how democratic countries deal with Beijing....

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