Canada hit by two cyber attacks
 

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Canada confirmed that there were two attempts by hackers to target Canadian firms.
Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 30 Sep 2012

Reports suggested the attacks came from China, but the Canadian government has declined to comment on such suggestions.

The attacks come at a sensitive time as Canada's Conservative government decides on whether to approve the $15.1 billion takeover bid of Canadian oil producer Nexen by China's CNOOC.

Dell, who tracks hackers around the world, says the first attack, on an unnamed Canadian energy company, came from a Chinese service provider in Beijing.
The second attack was at a domestic manufacturer of software, Telvent Canada.

Telvent let customers know security had been breached, and blamed Chinese hackers.

As usual, Beijing denied any involvement.