The trove of documents reportedly included an assessment of claims that Russian-backed hackers managed back in February to access the systems controlling part of Canada's natural gas infrastructure.
The Canadian Press has not independently verified those claims. Some of the material — discovered Friday after it had been posted to online forums and social media channels — appeared to have been altered.
Federal officials in Ottawa acknowledged Monday that Canada was involved in those briefings. A statement from the Communications Security Establishment, the country's cyberspy agency, refused to comment on specifics. The trove of intel also goes into what specific efforts Russia may be engaged in to undermine those broader global alliances, which appears to be where Canada enters the picture.
The Times reported that the hackers were able to show they had the ability to increase valve pressure, disable alarms and trigger an emergency shutdown at an unidentified gas distribution station. But the bigger problem for the U.S. and its allies is likely not so much what's in the documents, but the fact that it could compromise intelligence sources, he added.
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