Canada — Cyber Threat Profile
Canada maintains a highly mature cybersecurity ecosystem supported by advanced national legislation, alliance integration, and strong institutional coordination. Strategic priorities include protection of critical infrastructure, defense networks, financial systems, and research institutions. The country faces persistent targeting from sophisticated state-sponsored actors seeking geopolitical, technological, and defense intelligence. Federal cyber authorities coordinate national resilience through intelligence sharing, public-private partnerships, and cyber workforce development initiatives. Canada's integration within Five Eyes intelligence frameworks significantly enhances its cyber defense posture.- National CERT/CSIRT: CCCS
- Data protection authority: Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 1.34 / 100, #25 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 39,738 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 94.4% of population (source: World Bank)
Latest Canada coverage
- Icarus extortion crew breaches Klue and steals customer Salesforce data 2026-06-22 · Cyber Incidents
Threat actors targeting Canada
- APT29 APT
- Lazarus Group APT
- MuddyWater APT
- NoName057(16) Hacktivist
- Salt Typhoon APT
- ZIRCONIUM APT
- Qilin Ransomware · 96 incident(s)
- Play Ransomware Ransomware · 73 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 70 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 49 incident(s)
- Cl0p Ransomware · 46 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 34 incident(s)
- SafePay Ransomware · 31 incident(s)
- Medusa Ransomware Ransomware · 29 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 19 incident(s)
- Lynx Ransomware Ransomware · 19 incident(s)
- Rhysida Ransomware · 19 incident(s)
- Hunters International Ransomware · 15 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 15 incident(s)
- Sarcoma Ransomware · 13 incident(s)
- Black Basta Ransomware · 12 incident(s)
- Cactus Ransomware · 11 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 11 incident(s)
- ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware · 10 incident(s)
- BianLian Ransomware · 7 incident(s)
- Meow Ransomware · 7 incident(s)
- BlackSuit Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- Brain Cipher Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- KillSec Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- 8Base Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Chaos Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- CMD Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Fog Ransomware Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- RansomHouse Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Aurora Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- PEAR Team Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Storm Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- BravoX Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Everest Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
Most targeted sectors
- Business & Professional Services 103 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 101 incident(s)
- Technology 69 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 44 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 36 incident(s)
- Healthcare 35 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 35 incident(s)
- Financial Services 31 incident(s)
- Construction 25 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 25 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 24 incident(s)
- Education & Research 19 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- Rx Networks 2026-08-17 · Technology
- MOSAID Technologies 2026-08-16 · Technology
- Tapper Cuddy LLP 2026-08-14 · Professional Services
- Integra Castings 2026-08-14 · Manufacturing
- Canadian Mental Health Association 2026-08-14 · Healthcare
- cambrialawfirm.com 2026-08-13 · Professional Services
- Jack Rutherford Customs Brokers Ltd / The Rutherford Group www.therg.ca serviced by an IT ... 2026-08-12 · Professional Services
- ALDOGROUP.COM (ALDOSHOES.COM) 2026-08-12 · Retail & E-Commerce
- Canopy Support Services 2026-08-10 · Professional Services
- Service d'usinage 9002 2026-08-09 · Manufacturing
- Nikan Awasisak Agency 2026-08-07
- Westland Insurance 2026-08-07 · Financial Services
- www.racheljulien.com 2026-08-07 · Professional Services
- onsite-eng.ca 2026-08-07 · Professional Services
- Loyalist College 2026-08-04 · Education