Russia-Aligned Hackers Trying to Disrupt Canada’s Energy Sector

The most recent threat assessment from Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) reveals that non-state threat actors aligned with Russia are expected to persist in their efforts to infiltrate the country’s oil and gas sector. The CSE warns that these malicious actors will likely continue their activities until the conflict in Ukraine is resolved. 

This information was disclosed on Wednesday as part of the CSE’s latest threat assessment report.
Further, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), said that although non-state threat actors associated with Russia potentially lack the same level of sophistication and technical capabilities as state-sponsored actors, however, they still possess the ability to cause significant harm. The CSE emphasizes that despite any limitations, these actors should not be underestimated in terms of their potential impact. 

“We assess there is an even chance of a disruptive incident in the oil and gas sector in Canada caused by Russia-aligned actors, due to their higher tolerance for risk, the increase in their numbers and activity, as well as the number of vulnerable targets in the sector overall,” CSE said in its warning report. 

According to the agency’s findings, individuals aiming to disrupt Canada’s oil and gas supply are primarily focused on exploiting vulnerabilities at critical points, including networks comprising

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