BC Confident That Cybersecurity Attacks on Government Were State Directed

The head of British Columbia’s public service says there’s high confidence that cybersecurity attacks targeting the provincial government’s networks were conducted by a state or state-sponsored actor. Shannon Salter, who is also deputy minister to the premier, says there’s no evidence sensitive information was compromised. The incidents were revealed on Wednesday by Premier David Eby who called the attacks “sophisticated.” Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said later that police were involved in the investigation, as well as the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. Ms. Salter says she can’t comment on whether the government knows the identity of the state or state-sponsored actor....