MPs Targeted by Chinese Hackers Caught in ‘Scatter-Gun’ Attack, Interference Inquiry Hears

Published on September 17, 2024

Canadian MPs targeted by Chinese hackers in 2021 told the Foreign Interference Inquiry they were caught in an attack aimed at members of an international lawmakers’ coalition. They say this signals the coalition’s significance in countering Beijing’s human rights abuses, with one MP raising concerns that their efforts may continue to attract unwelcome attention from the regime. Liberal MP John McKay and Conservative MP Garnett Genuis testified before the Foreign Interference Inquiry on Sept. 17. They discussed the cyberattack by APT31, a hacker group backed by the Chinese Ministry of State Security. In 2021, the group targeted 18 Canadian parliamentarians—all members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). McKay and Genuis serve as co-chairs of the international coalition....

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