Compromise of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Date of report
  • October 2018
Affiliations
  • Believed to be the work of APT 28
A threat actor compromised the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. Seven of the individuals alleged to be behind this incident, believed to be Russian military intelligence (known as GRU), were indicted by the U.S. Justice Department. Canada issued a statement attributing the incident to Russian military intelligence.
Suspected victims
  • Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Suspected state sponsor
  • Russian Federation
Type of incident
  • Doxing
Target category
  • Civil society
Victim government reaction
  • Yes
Policy response
Suspected state sponsor response