Security News > 2011 > February > Cyber attack hits Ottawa; probe focuses on IP addresses from China
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cyber-attack-hits-ottawa-probe-focuses-on-ip-addresses-from-china/article1910769/ By Bill Curry and Colin Freeze OTTAWA and TORONTO Globe and Mail Feb. 16, 2011 A number of federal departments are struggling to deal with an outside cyber attack -- including at the Department of Finance where officials are busy working on next monthâs budget. According to senior federal officials, an attack that first became public at Treasury Board earlier this month also hit elsewhere in the federal public service, including Finance. An investigation into the attack is focused on Chinese IP addresses. The officials also told The Globe and Mail that this isnât the first time Ottawa has had to deal with this type of attack. A spokesman for Treasury Board President Stockwell Day confirmed the department detected an âunauthorized attemptâ to access its computer networks. [...]