Canadian Spy Agency Says It Hacked Drug Traffickers, Extremists, and a Ransomware Gang Last Year

Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists, and a ransomware gang last year

The hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies.

The Canadian spy agency you may not have heard of

According to the latest report from the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s electronic spy agency conducted cyberattacks on fentanyl brokers

Canada’s Cyber Spy Agency Says It Disrupted Ransomware, Fentanyl and Extremist Networks

Canada’s Communications Security Establishment said it carried out state-authorized cyber operations last year against foreign drug traffickers, violent extremists and ransomware criminals. The disclosures appeared in the agency’s 2025-2026 annual report, offering a rare public look at how Canada’s signals intelligence agency uses hacking tools to disrupt overseas threats. CSE is responsible for foreign signals intelligence, cyber security and f…

Canadian spy agency reports hacking three criminal groups in 2025

A ransomware-as-a-service gang, an online foreign extremist group and drug traffickers were separately the targets of offensive operations in 2025, according to Canada's Communications Security Establishment.